Re: Kernels > 2.6.1-mm3 do not boot.

Adrian Bunk
2004-01-25T13:15:45Z

On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 10:03:44PM -0600, Eric wrote:
>...
> I have a strange suspicion that the new cpu options are to blame. I am by no
> means a kernel hacker, but I've never had a problem like this where I am
> locked out of a whole series of kernels, or where they would stop booting.
> Possibly the new CPU selection options are generating bad code with my gcc?
>...

After diffing two of your .config's, I don't see how the CPU selection
options might have caused this.

I'm sorry that I don't have a real idea where to search for the
problems, only a few thoughts how to get nearer to finding it:

Please try 2.6.2-rc1 (without any -mm patch).

If this kernel works, please try -mm4 with disabled SMP support and
support for the Athlon (and no other CPUs).
If you compile with
make V=1
the kernel build is more verbose. If this kernel doesn't boot, please
send the complete gcc call for the compilation of a file (it doesn't
matter which file, e.g. one under fs/).

cu
Adrian

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