Re: [suse-sparc] Kernel 2.4.20

From: Nick Thompson (nthompso_at_cae.wisc.edu)
Date: Sat Dec 14 2002 - 06:28:40 CET

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    From: "Nick Thompson" <nthompso@cae.wisc.edu>
    Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 00:28:40 -0500
    Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Kernel 2.4.20
    

    The "Error reading kernel symbols" is usually the result of the System.map
    file not being available in the /boot directory with the kernel. I believe
    there's a naming convention for it too but I'm not sure what that is! Most
    of the time, I save my System.map with a suffix matching my vmlinux file.
    But one of my last compiles gave the same error reading symbols error at
    bootup. I had problems with the kernel when using that one.

    You're building the support for the Promise controller into the kernel
    correct? Can't do it as a module since you need to get to the root partition
    to get the module, and to get to the root partition, you'd need the Promise
    card module, ..... chicken & the egg kind of thing. ;)

    May not really be a problem with nfs system. Appears your system is having
    trouble just getting booted with the new kernel, correct? Parts of nfs
    system are compiled into the kernel (yes?) so there may be something you
    must update in your nfs package. I'm NO expert with nfs filesystem.....I'm a
    Samba junkie :-)

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Jurzitza, Dieter" <JurzitzaD@becker.de>
    To: "'Nick Thompson'" <nthompso@cae.wisc.edu>
    Cc: <suse-sparc@suse.com>
    Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 1:48 AM
    Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] Kernel 2.4.20

    > Hi Nick,
    > I compiled vanilla 2.4.20 from ftp.kernel.org. All other things stem from
    > SuSE "as-is". I do not know too much about the nfs system that comes with
    > SuSE - simply use it. Should I get newer ones / recompile?
    >
    > The root partitition is an ext2 on an external raid-array (Promise
    > Controller).
    >
    > One other thing that I really do not understand is the Error reading
    kernel
    > symbols - what does that mean?
    > Many thanks for you inputs,
    > take care
    >
    >
    > Dieter Jurzitza
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    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Nick Thompson [mailto:nthompso@cae.wisc.edu]
    > > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 6:02 AM
    > > To: JurzitzaD@becker.de
    > > Cc: suse-sparc@suse.com
    > > Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Kernel 2.4.20
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    > >
    > > Did you compile this kernel yourself? Or is it a 'boxed' kernel?
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