SUMMARY: Problems Making kernel on 4.1.2

From: Tim Evans (tkevans@eplrx7.es.duPont.com)
Date: Sat Jul 18 1992 - 07:19:15 CDT


Some time ago, I posted the following (apologies for the delay
in this summary--it's been AIX problem week here):

>Hi, I've just installed 4.1.2 on an SS2. I've reloaded my
>4.1.1 kernel config file from a backup, and am having trouble
>getting it to compile. Hopefully, someone can point me
>in the right direction.

>The failure is at the "loading vmunix" stage, with a bunch
>of undefined symbol messages. All except one (_svckudp_dupdrop)
>are _prom-something-or-other (I can provide details if needed).

>(The 4.1.1 kernel, recovered from backup, does run, but I'd druther
>make a new one.)

Thanks to the following for replies:

hans@smab.se (Hans C Larsson)
Dieter Muller <dworkin@merlin.rootgroup.com>
mcdonald@xenon.brooks.af.mil (Shawn McDonald)
melissa@spanky.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Melissa Probst)

Replies fell into two categories: (1) merge the old kernel
config file with the 4.1.2 GENERIC kernel because there are
syntax changes in 4.1.2; and (2) be sure to remove the old
subdirectory containing the specific files for the system
(/sys/sun4c/MYSYSTEM) and re-run 'config'.

In my particular case, I cloned the entire /sys filetree
from another system already running 4.1.2 and the existing
kernel config file worked OK.

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-- Tim Evans | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. tkevans@eplrx7.es.dupont.com | Experimental Station (302) 695-9353/7395 | P.O. Box 80357 | Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0357



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