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From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: "Mike G." <gohas@actinium.org>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: help installing MTD
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:21:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1058260908.27293.63.camel@passion.cambridge.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1058260708.5914.4.camel@localhost.localdomain>

On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 10:18, Mike G. wrote:
> I have try to use the new kernel 2.4.20 .. Somehow it doesn't work on
> the custom board. So i m back to the ancient kernel. 

Find out why. Fix it. Seriously. Using 2.4.4 is likely to cause you more
trouble in the long term.

> I did used the patch now the compling complaint the exactly as you said
> "kernel too old" *sigh* 
> > 
> > If you really do stay with 2.4.4 you'll probably need some surgery on
> > linux/mtd/compatmac.h to make it support kernels that ancient again.
> ok ok  if i were to do surgery, wat changes i hav to do. 

If you really must do this, then start by taking an older copy of
compatmac.h from CVS, from before I removed all the support for ancient
kernels. Drop that in place of the current one and then fix up the stuff
that still breaks. 

-- 
dwmw2

      reply	other threads:[~2003-07-15  9:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-07-15  6:17 help installing MTD Mike G
2003-07-15  6:36 ` David Woodhouse
2003-07-15  9:18   ` Mike G.
2003-07-15  9:21     ` David Woodhouse [this message]

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