Return-Path: Received: by vger.rutgers.edu id <154288-31090>; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 04:24:22 -0500 Received: from smtp1.cern.ch ([137.138.128.38]:4483 "EHLO smtp1.cern.ch" ident: "TIMEDOUT") by vger.rutgers.edu with ESMTP id <154394-31090>; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 04:19:06 -0500 To: MOLNAR Ingo Cc: Matt Kemner , Alan Cox , linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: 2.0.37pre3 won't boot References: From: Jes Sorensen Date: 18 Dec 1998 11:03:38 +0100 In-Reply-To: MOLNAR Ingo's message of "Fri, 18 Dec 1998 10:09:56 +0100 (CET)" Message-ID: X-Mailer: Quassia Gnus v0.37/Emacs 20.2 Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Content-Length: 1616 Lines: 37 >>>>> "Ingo" == MOLNAR Ingo writes: Ingo> On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Matt Kemner wrote: >> However I just compiled and installed 2.0.37pre3 on one of my >> PRODUCTION machines, and am getting the same error - it will >> uncompress, tell me it's booting the kernel, and then I get >> nothing. This machine is an intel P166 Classic on a HX board, 96MB >> RAM, Stallion host adapter with 4x16 tty panels. Ingo> i am currently debugging a similar problem, and the funny thing Ingo> is that if the kernel is compiled on my box, the system boots, Ingo> if it's compiled on the failing system, it doesnt ... So just Ingo> about the only remaining variable is binutils. What version of Ingo> binutils do you have, especially the version of as86 and ld86? Ingo> the one i have is: Hmmmm there was a modification in a late 2.8.1.0.x binutils that changed the behavior of the alignment of segments when linking. It struck us on the m68k by preventing 2.0.x kernels from booting so I did a nasty hack and reverted the patch for the binutils RPM on the m68k. Dunno if it is related, but I attached the patch below. Jes --- binutils-2.9.1.0.4/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc~ Tue Feb 17 20:36:01 1998 +++ binutils-2.9.1.0.4/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc Thu Jul 23 17:57:41 1998 @@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ *(.bss) *(COMMON) } - ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(${ELFSIZE} / 8);} ${RELOCATING+_end = . ;} ${RELOCATING+PROVIDE (end = .);} - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/