From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:26:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:26:35 -0500 Received: from [203.199.230.87] ([203.199.230.87]:38017 "EHLO partha.home.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 24 Mar 2002 10:26:20 -0500 Message-ID: <3C9E3CCF.43D5E42F@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:53:35 +0000 From: Bhasker C V X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.5.5 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: kernel list Subject: problems with kernel 2.5.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi I have already complained about kernel 2.5.5 which had probles compiling raid and lvm modules the problem is STILL CONTINUING !!! and newly, i tried to add ide-scsi emulation also ( for my CD-RW) and that ended up with this --- snipped --- make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/cvb/current/linux-2.5.6/arch/i386/lib' make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/cvb/current/linux-2.5.6/arch/i386/lib' ld -m elf_i386 -T /users/cvb/current/linux-2.5.6/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o init/version.o init/do_mounts.o \ --start-group \ arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \ /users/cvb/current/linux-2.5.6/arch/i386/lib/lib.a /users/cvb/current/linux-2.5.6/lib/lib.a /users/cvb/current/linux-2.5.6/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \ drivers/parport/driver.o drivers/base/base.o drivers/char/char.o drivers/block/block.o drivers/misc/misc.o drivers/net/net.o drivers/media/media.o drivers/char/agp/agp.o drivers/char/drm/drm.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/scsi/scsidrv.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o sound/sound.o drivers/pci/driver.o drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia.o drivers/net/pcmcia/pcmcia_net.o drivers/pnp/pnp.o drivers/video/video.o drivers/usb/usbdrv.o \ net/network.o \ --end-group \ -o vmlinux drivers/ide/idedriver.o: In function `ata_module_init': drivers/ide/idedriver.o(.text.init+0x987): undefined reference to `idescsi_init' make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 -------------------- i went int the directory where the makefile, MAINTAINERS ... files are present ( i.e the root of the kernel tree ) and then tried both the 2.5.6 and the pre3 patch patch =p0 < "path to the unzipped patch file " and the patch is giving lots of errors i am not sure if i am doing any mistake in the patching ; as far as i know this is the proper method of patching the kernel source using the patch downloaded from kernel.org I DID NOT get any response to my previous mail regarding kernel 2.5.5 although th full version of kernel has been removed from the site for which i was happy - but a reply could have been more better to know if you are still taking our feedbacks Linux is a community effort and if i am not being answered then it makes no sense in building up linux to extent of workd domination over all other OS ! -- Bye, Bhasker C V Web: http://spssjp.8m.com If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy