>>>>> "Ingo" == MOLNAR Ingo <[email protected]> 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 = .);}