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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, David Moberg wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > > What version of gcc are you using to build this kernel?
> >
> > gcc 2.95 (I think from Slackware 8.1).
>
> 2.95.3 is what everyone recommends, so that is likely not the problem.
>
> > I have SW91 glibc on the other computer and could compile there with SW91
> > gcc if I installed the kernel source and headers, but if you still have
> > yours set up to compile would you have time to compile using my kernel
> > config?
>
> OK. Do you want any modules?

If you compile the one from configsm.431 I would need

scsi_mod
sd_mod

configsy.431 has the above built in.

They both need:

usbcore
uhci or usb-uhci --- both of which crash BL2.1 for me
usb-storage

If you have a USB storage device, you can test the kernel yourself with 
those modules.


> > Which gcc did you use?
>
> I don't remember. See the first line of dmesg within the running kernel
> if you want to find out.
>
> > Do you want to try compiling a 2.2.6 kernel that works with USB-storage?
>
> I already have. Mine behaved exactly like Steven's. The usb-storage
> problems are the result of fundamental deficiencies in the 2.2.x usb
> drivers. Porting the 2.4 drivers to 2.2 would take a lot of work, so it is
> more sensible to use 2.4 when you need it and 2.2 the rest of the
> time.

Yes, but I need to learn how to compile correctly for 2.4 so I can use USB 
and PCMCIA and a few other things at the same time.  First USB.

>

2.2 would leave more space on a floppy disk for other things.

Maybe someone will eventually get 2.2.X to work with USB.
The memory stick and CF reader and camera work perfectly with DOS 7 
standalone but the SM reader does not.

> David