Re: [Nolug] Help me: Unstable kernel compile

On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 18:32, Christopher M. Jones wrote:
> I recently upgraded my kernel from 2.4.17 to 2.4.24, running out of
> Debian unstable. Ever since I did this, I have had a series of problems
> which seem to me related. But I need some help tracking down the
> problem. Here are the symptoms:
>
> 1. The kernel periodically freezes, at least once a day.
>
> 2. Depmod notifies me that there are unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.24/kernel/drivers/char/drm/sis.o. I don't really need
> this module, but obviously something is wrong.
>
> 3. I require a third party module for my pctel hsp linmodem. The
> version I was using (pctel-0.9.0) wouldn't compile at all with my
> current gcc, and though the new version of that driver (pctel-0.9.7-9)
> does compile, I have some serious problems with it. First, insmod tells
> me the following:
>
> /lib/modules/2.4.24/misc/pctel.o: The module you are trying to
> load (/lib/modules/2.4.24/misc/pctel.o) is compiled with a gcc
> version 2 compiler, while the kernel you are running is
> compiled with a gcc version 3 compiler. This is known to not
> work.
>
> In fact, both the kernel and the module were compiled using the same
> version of gcc. The module's ./configure confirms this. I can load the
> module using insmod -f, but the result is less than desirable: the
> driver seems to barely function. I get shaky negotiation that often
> fails, dropped connections, dead connections where data is neither sent
> nor recieved, and extremely slow connections when it works at all.
>
> Here's the dpkg output for all packages I know are relevant:
>
> ii gcc 3.3.2-2 The GNU C compiler
> ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and
> ii libc6-dev 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Development Libraries
> ii make 3.80-4 The GNU version of the "make"
> ii autoconf 2.13-20 automatic configure script builder
> ii kernel-package 8.079 A utility for building Linux kernel
> ii debhelper 3.4.11 helper programs for debian/rules

Chris,

I'd install gcc-3.2, and then link gcc-3.2 to gcc.

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