2.4.17 system needed

Hi there,

I need to get a Linux system up that's running a 2.4.17 kernel.

Anyone know a particular distribution I can download that already has that kernel?

If not, would someone please give me instructions on what distribution I should download, then tips on getting a 2.4.17 kernel compiled on that system, i.e. pointing me to a good how-to.

The distribution doesn't matter. It just has to be Linux (not BSD, etc.).

Thanks in advance!

 

You could try Debian Sarge. 2.4 is the default kernel for Sarge, but I don't know if it's 2.4.17. If it isn't, you can then compile a 2.4.17 kernel yourself: http://www.howtoforge.com/howto_linux_kernel_2.4_compile_debian

 

I downloaded Debian "Sarge" (3.1) here:
http://cudlug.cudenver.edu/debian-cd/3.1_r4/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r4-i386-binary-1.iso

It installed fine, although it gave an error during the package installation portion, whether or not I had "desktop" checked.

I followed your HOWto but ran into a problem. I hope you, or someone, can help.

Minor problems:

1. My folder is "linux" after doing the tar xjf, where yours is "linux-2.4.23". Maybe not a big deal, but I wanted to let you know. The file I downloaded was "linux-2.4.17.tar.bz2" from kernel.org.

2. My "make menuconfig" shows "arch/i386/debconfig" when I go to load an alternate configuration file. (Yours shows "/boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4".) Not sure if that's a problem, or if that's OK. I ended up leaving what mine was by default.

Major problem:

make dep - OK
make-kpkg clean - OK
the fakeroot command ends up giving me an error

I don't know how to export that text so I can paste it here, so I just took a picture (click for larger image):




Hopefully it's something simple.

Again, my project specifically requires I have a 2.4.17 kernel, so that's why I downloaded that version.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

 

Your picture doesn't show the first error which is the most important one.

You can connect to your system with an SSH client such PuTTY. PuTTY lets you copy&paste to and from the shell.

 

Part 1:

d-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ wanmain.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/wanmain.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/wanmain.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/wanmain.ver
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- af_wanpipe.c wanmain.c wanproc.c > .depend
make[6]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net/wanrouter'
/usr/bin/make -C x25 fastdep
make[6]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/net/x25'
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- af_x25.c sysctl_net_x25.c x25_dev.c x25_facilities.c x25_in.c x25_link.c x25_out.c x25_route.c x25_subr.c x25_timer.c > .depend
make[6]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net/x25'
make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net'
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/net'
/usr/bin/make -C ipc fastdep
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/ipc'
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- msg.c sem.c shm.c util.c util.h > .depend
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/ipc'
/usr/bin/make -C lib fastdep
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/lib'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ cmdline.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/cmdline.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/cmdline.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/cmdline.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ dec_and_lock.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/dec_and_lock.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/dec_and_lock.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/dec_and_lock.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ rwsem-spinlock.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/rwsem-spinlock.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/rwsem-spinlock.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/rwsem-spinlock.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ rwsem.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/rwsem.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/rwsem.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/rwsem.ver
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- brlock.c bust_spinlocks.c cmdline.c ctype.c dec_and_lock.c errno.c inflate.c rbtree.c rwsem.c rwsem-spinlock.c string.c vsprintf.c > .depend
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/lib'
/usr/bin/make -C arch/i386/kernel fastdep
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ mca.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/mca.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/mca.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/mca.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ mtrr.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/mtrr.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/mtrr.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/mtrr.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ msr.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/msr.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/msr.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/msr.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ cpuid.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/cpuid.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/cpuid.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/cpuid.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ microcode.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/microcode.ver.tmp
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/microcode.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/microcode.ver
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -E -D__GENKSYMS__ i386_ksyms.c
| /sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.17 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver.tmp
In file included from i386_ksyms.c:22:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:72:30: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:90:13: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:105:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:108:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:121:13: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:126:9: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:161:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:173:17: missing terminating " character
mv /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver.tmp /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- acpitable.c acpitable.h apic.c apm.c bluesmoke.c cpuid.c dmi_scan.c entry.S head.S i386_ksyms.c i387.c i8259.c init_task.c io_apic.c ioport.c irq.c ldt.c mca.c microcode.c mpparse.c msr.c mtrr.c nmi.c pci-dma.c pci-i386.c pci-i386.h pci-irq.c pci-pc.c pci-visws.c process.c ptrace.c semaphore.c setup.c signal.c smpboot.c smp.c sys_i386.c time.c trampoline.S traps.c visws_apic.c vm86.c > .depend

 

Part 2:

make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel'
/usr/bin/make -C arch/i386/mm fastdep
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/mm'
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- extable.c fault.c init.c ioremap.c > .depend
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/mm'
/usr/bin/make -C arch/i386/lib fastdep
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
/usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -- checksum.S dec_and_lock.c delay.c getuser.S iodebug.c memcpy.c mmx.c old-checksum.c strstr.c usercopy.c > .depend
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
/usr/bin/make update-modverfile
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h was updated
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
/usr/bin/make \
ARCH=i386 clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot'
rm -f tools/build
rm -f setup bootsect zImage compressed/vmlinux.out
rm -f bsetup bbootsect bzImage compressed/bvmlinux.out
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/compressed'
rm -f vmlinux bvmlinux _tmp_*
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/compressed'
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find . \( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name core -o -name '.*.flags' \) -type f -print \
| grep -v lxdialog/ | xargs rm -f
rm -f kernel/ksyms.lst include/linux/compile.h vmlinux System.map .tmp* drivers/char/consolemap_deftbl.c drivers/video/promcon_tbl.c drivers/char/conmakehash drivers/char/drm/*-mod.c drivers/pci/devlist.h drivers/pci/classlist.h drivers/pci/gen-devlist drivers/zorro/devlist.h drivers/zorro/gen-devlist drivers/sound/bin2hex drivers/sound/hex2hex drivers/atm/fore200e_mkfirm drivers/atm/{pca,sba}*{.bin,.bin1,.bin2} drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm/aicasm_gram.c drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm/aicasm_scan.c drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm/y.tab.h drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm/aicasm drivers/scsi/53c700-mem.c net/khttpd/make_times_h net/khttpd/times.h submenu*
rm -rf modules
/usr/bin/make -C Documentation/DocBook clean
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/Documentation/DocBook'
rm -f core *~
rm -f wanbook.sgml z8530book.sgml mcabook.sgml videobook.sgml kernel-api.sgml parportbook.sgml kernel-hacking.sgml kernel-locking.sgml via-audio.sgml mousedrivers.sgml sis900.sgml deviceiobook.sgml procfs-guide.sgml tulip-user.sgml
rm -f wanbook.dvi z8530book.dvi mcabook.dvi videobook.dvi kernel-api.dvi parportbook.dvi kernel-hacking.dvi kernel-locking.dvi via-audio.dvi mousedrivers.dvi sis900.dvi deviceiobook.dvi procfs-guide.dvi tulip-user.dvi wanbook.aux z8530book.aux mcabook.aux videobook.aux kernel-api.aux parportbook.aux kernel-hacking.aux kernel-locking.aux via-audio.aux mousedrivers.aux sis900.aux deviceiobook.aux procfs-guide.aux tulip-user.aux wanbook.tex z8530book.tex mcabook.tex videobook.tex kernel-api.tex parportbook.tex kernel-hacking.tex kernel-locking.tex via-audio.tex mousedrivers.tex sis900.tex deviceiobook.tex procfs-guide.tex tulip-user.tex wanbook.log z8530book.log mcabook.log
videobook.log kernel-api.log parportbook.log kernel-hacking.log kernel-locking.log via-audio.log mousedrivers.log sis900.log deviceiobook.log procfs-guide.log tulip-user.log wanbook.out z8530book.out mcabook.out videobook.out kernel-api.out parportbook.out kernel-hacking.out kernel-locking.out via-audio.out mousedrivers.out sis900.out deviceiobook.out procfs-guide.out tulip-user.out
rm -f parport-share.png parport-multi.png parport-structure.png parport-share.eps parport-multi.eps parport-structure.eps
rm -f procfs_example.sgml
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/Documentation/DocBook'
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echo done > debian/stamp-kernel-conf
====== making target CONFIG-indep [new prereqs: conf.vars stamp-kernel-conf]======
This is kernel package version 10.067.
====== making target CONFIG/linux-source-2.4.17 [new prereqs: CONFIG-indep]======

====== making target CONFIG/linux-doc-2.4.17 [new prereqs: CONFIG-indep]======

====== making target CONFIG/linux-manual-2.4.17 [new prereqs: CONFIG-indep]======

====== making target stamp-configure-indep [new prereqs: linux-source-2.4.17 linux-doc-2.4.17 linux-manual-2.4.17]======
====== making target configure-indep [new prereqs: stamp-configure-indep]======
====== making target stamp-configure [new prereqs: configure-arch configure-indep]======
====== making target debian/stamp-build-kernel [new prereqs: sanity_check stamp-kernel-conf]======
This is kernel package version 10.067.
/usr/bin/make ARCH=i386 \
bzImage
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux'
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/split-include scripts/split-include.c
scripts/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
. scripts/mkversion > .tmpversion
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DUTS_MACHINE='"i386"' -c -o init/version.o init/version.c
/usr/bin/make CFLAGS="-D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 " -C kernel
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel'
/usr/bin/make all_targets
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -c -o sched.o sched.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o dma.o dma.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o fork.o fork.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c exec_domain.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o panic.o panic.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c printk.c

 

Part 3:

gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o module.o module.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o exit.o exit.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o itimer.o itimer.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o info.o info.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o time.o time.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o softirq.o softirq.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o resource.o resource.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o sysctl.o sysctl.c
sysctl.c: In function `do_proc_dointvec':
sysctl.c:843: warning: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
sysctl.c: In function `proc_dointvec_minmax':
sysctl.c:996: warning: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
sysctl.c: In function `do_proc_doulongvec_minmax':
sysctl.c:1099: warning: use of cast expressions as lvalues is deprecated
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o acct.o acct.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o capability.o capability.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ptrace.o ptrace.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o timer.o timer.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o user.o user.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c signal.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c sys.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c kmod.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c context.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o uid16.o uid16.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ksyms.c
In file included from ksyms.c:50:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:72:30: missing terminating " character
In file included from ksyms.c:50:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h: In function `ip_fast_csum':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:73: error: syntax error before "movl"
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:75:17: invalid suffix "f" on integer constant
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:82:17: invalid suffix "b" on integer constant
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:90:13: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:105:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h: In function `csum_fold':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:106: error: syntax error before "addl"
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:108:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:121:13: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h: In function `csum_tcpudp_nofold':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:122: error: syntax error before "addl"
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:126:9: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:128: error: `__x' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:128: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:128: error: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h: At top level:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:128: error: syntax error before ')' token
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:161:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h: In function `csum_ipv6_magic':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:162: error: syntax error before "addl"
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:173:17: missing terminating " character
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:176: error: `__x' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:176: warning: no return statement in function returning non-void
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h: At top level:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:176: error: syntax error before ')' token
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h:176: error: syntax error before "__u32"
make[3]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel'
make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel'
make[1]: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2
debian:/usr/src/linux#

 

It seems to be a problem with your gcc version:
http://mirror.hamakor.org.il/archives/linux-il/05-2003/2265.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/01/msg02196.html
You can either try another gcc version or edit the /usr/src/linux/include/asm/checksum.h file.

 

I tried both suggestions but neither are helping.

1. Regarding the suggestion to modify the checksum.h file, I did that and got further. I then had to also modify a floppy.h file the same way. Again, I got further until I ended up with a different error:

/usr/bin/make -C ide
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
/usr/bin/make all_targets
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o ide-mod.o ide.o ide-features.o cmd640.o ide-adma.o ide-dma.o ide-pci.o piix.o rz1000.o ide-proc.o
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o ide-probe-mod.o ide-probe.o ide-geometry.o
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-cd.o ide-cd.c
In file included from ide-cd.c:318:
ide-cd.h:438: error: long, short, signed or unsigned used invalidly for `slot_tablelen'
make[4]: *** [ide-cd.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
make[3]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
make[2]: *** [_subdir_ide] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers'
make[1]: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2

Not sure how to proceed here, as far as this "manually modify the files" route is concerned.

For what it's worth, here's the section in ide-cd.h that it's referring to:

#if defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
__u8 mech_state : 3;
__u8 door_open : 1;
__u8 reserved1 : 4;
#elif defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
__u8 reserved1 : 4;
__u8 door_open : 1;
__u8 mech_state : 3;
#else
#error "Please fix <asm/byteorder.h>"
#endif

byte curlba[3];
byte nslots;
__u8 short slot_tablelen;
};

2. It seems that using an older version of GCC would be easier, but I don't understand exactly how to do so. The suggestions on that mailing list aren't specific enough for a novice such as myself.

First example: "I think prepending "CC=gcc-2.95" to the command line ought to be enough."

Second example: "make bzImage CC=gcc-2.95"

Examples of syntax? I don't understand.

How exactly do I incorporate "use old GCC 2.95" with my command that's giving problems (fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image)?

Thanks again for all of your help. I appreciate it very much.

 

What's the output of

Code:

apt-cache search gcc

?

 

debian:~# apt-cache search gcc
acovea - analysis of compiler options via evolutionary algorithms
cableswig - Generate wrappers for Python and Tcl from C++ code
chill-2.95 - The GNU CHILL compiler
colorgcc - Colorizer for GCC warning/error messages
cpp - The GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
cpp-2.95 - The GNU C preprocessor
cpp-2.95-doc - Documentation for the GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
cpp-3.3 - The GNU C preprocessor
cpp-3.4 - The GNU C preprocessor
cpp-4.1 - The GNU C preprocessor
cpphs - Simplified cpp-a-like preprocessor for Haskell
cstream - general-purpose stream-handling tool similar to dd
cxref - Generates latex and HTML documentation for C programs
dpkg-dev - package building tools for Debian
g++-2.95 - The GNU C++ compiler
g++-3.4 - The GNU C++ compiler
g77 - The GNU Fortran 77 compiler
g77-2.95 - The GNU Fortran 77 compiler
g77-2.95-doc - Documentation for the GNU Fortran compiler (g77)
g77-3.4 - The GNU Fortran 77 compiler
gcc - The GNU C compiler
gcc-2.95 - The GNU C compiler
gcc-2.95-doc - Documentation for the GNU compilers (gcc, gobjc, g++)
gcc-3.3 - The GNU C compiler
gcc-3.3-base - The GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
gcc-3.4 - The GNU C compiler
gcc-3.4-base - The GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
gcc-4.1 - The GNU C compiler
gcc-4.1-base - The GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
gcc-4.1-locales - The GNU C compiler (native language support files)
gcc-4.1-source - Source of the GNU Compiler Collection
gcc-avr - The GNU C compiler (cross compiler for avr)
gcc-m68hc1x - GNU C compiler for the Motorola 68HC11/12 processors
gcc272 - The GNU C compiler.
gcc272-docs - Documentation for the gcc compiler (gcc272).
gccxml - XML output extension to GCC
gcj - The GNU Java compiler
gcj-4.1 - The GNU compiler for Java(TM)
gcj-4.1-base - The GNU Compiler Collection (gcj base package)
gfortran - The GNU Fortran 95 compiler
gfortran-4.1 - The GNU Fortran 95 compiler
ggcov - Graphical tool for displaying gcov test coverage data
gnat-4.1 - The GNU Ada compiler
gnat-4.1-base - The GNU Compiler Collection (gnat base package)
gobjc - The GNU Objective-C compiler
gobjc++ - The GNU Objective-C++ compiler
gobjc++-4.1 - The GNU Objective-C++ compiler
gobjc-2.95 - The GNU Objective-C compiler
gobjc-4.1 - The GNU Objective-C compiler
gpc - The GNU Pascal compiler
gpc-2.1-3.4 - The GNU Pascal compiler
gpc-2.1-3.4-doc - Documentation for the GNU Pascal compiler (gpc)
gpc-2.95 - The GNU Pascal compiler
gpc-2.95-doc - Documentation for the GNU Pascal compiler (gpc)
lib64gcc1 - GCC support library (64bit)
lib64mudflap0 - GCC mudflap shared support libraries (64bit)
lib64ssp0 - GCC stack smashing protection library (64bit)
libacovea-5.1-5 - library for analyzing compiler options via evolutionary algori thms
libacovea-dev - library for analyzing compiler options via evolutionary algorith ms
libaspell15c2 - GNU Aspell spell-checker runtime library [dummy]
libg++2.8.1.3-dbg - The GNU C++ extension library - debugging files
libg++2.8.1.3-dev - The GNU C++ extension library - development files
libg++2.8.1.3-glibc2.2 - The GNU C++ extension library - runtime version
libgcc1 - GCC support library
libgcj7-0 - Java runtime library for use with gcj
libgcj7-dev - Java development headers and static library for use with gcj
libgcj7-jar - Java runtime library for use with gcj (jar files)
libmudflap0 - GCC mudflap shared support libraries
libmudflap0-dev - GCC mudflap support libraries (development files)
libssp0 - GCC stack smashing protection library
libstdc++2.10-dbg - The GNU stdc++ library (debugging files)
libstdc++2.10-dev - The GNU stdc++ library (development files)
libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 - The GNU stdc++ library
motor - C/C++/Java Integrated Development Environment
motor-common - C/C++/Java Integrated Development Environment
motor-fribidi - C/C++/Java Integrated Development Environment
pentium-builder - force pentium optimized compilation
pilrc - PalmOS resource compiler and editor
pilrcui - graphical viewer for PalmOS resource files
pocketpc-gcc - The GNU C compiler for Pocket PC
ratfor - Rational Fortran preprocessor for Fortran 77
stalin - An extremely aggressive Scheme compiler
tcc - The smallest ANSI C compiler
treelang-4.1 - The GNU Treelang compiler
uisp - Micro In-System Programmer for Atmel's AVR MCUs
debian:~#

 

Please try this:

Code:

apt-get install gcc-2.95

Then try to compile the kernel again.

 

If you think it would be easier, I don't mind download another distribution. I just need a 2.4.17 kernel =)

/usr/bin/make -C ide
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
/usr/bin/make all_targets
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ide.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ide-features.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o cmd640.o cmd640.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-adma.o ide-adma.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-dma.o ide-dma.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-pci.o ide-pci.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o piix.o piix.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o rz1000.o rz1000.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-proc.o ide-proc.c
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o ide-mod.o ide.o ide-features.o cmd640.o ide-adma.o ide-dma.o ide-pci.o piix.o rz1000.o ide-proc.o
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-probe.o ide-probe.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-geometry.o ide-geometry.c
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o ide-probe-mod.o ide-probe.o ide-geometry.o
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-disk.o ide-disk.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o ide-cd.o ide-cd.c
In file included from ide-cd.c:318:
ide-cd.h:438: error: long, short, signed or unsigned used invalidly for `slot_tablelen'
make[4]: *** [ide-cd.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
make[3]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/ide'
make[2]: *** [_subdir_ide] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers'
make[1]: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2
debian:/usr/src/linux#

 

I just re-installed Debian 3.1 r4 then ran the command "apt-get install gcc-2.95" before following your instructions.

Now I'm getting a different error after I enter the "fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image" command:

/usr/bin/make ARCH=i386 \
bzImage
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux'
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/split-include scripts/split-include.c
scripts/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/prefetch.h:13,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/list.h:6,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/wait.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:73: error: array type has incomplete element type
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:200,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/byteorder.h:14: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/byteorder.h:28: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/byteorder/little_endian.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/byteorder.h:45,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:200,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/byteorder/swab.h:132: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/byteorder/swab.h:145: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/byteorder/swab.h:159: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:313,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp_fs_i.h:26: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp_fs_i.h:27: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8[6]'
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp_mount.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp_fs_sb.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:689,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/capability.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:24: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:25: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:26: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:27: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:28: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:29: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8[]'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:37: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:38: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:39: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:40: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:41: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:42: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:43: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8[]'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:137: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:138: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8[256]'
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/ncp.h:174: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type '__u8'
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/smp.h:17,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:23,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/mpspec.h:86: warning: 'packed' attribute ignored for field of type 'unsigned char[6]'
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/sched.h:23,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/mm.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:29: error: conflicting types for 'smp_send_reschedule'
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/smp.h:65: error: previous declaration of 'smp_send_reschedule' was here
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/unistd.h:9,
from init/main.c:17:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/unistd.h:348: warning: conflicting types for built-in function '_exit'
make[1]: *** [init/main.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2
debian:/usr/src/linux#

 

I'm not sure what to do then...

 

No problem, I appreciate your time.

Could you, perhaps, suggest another distribution to try (that ships with a 2.4 kernel) and even point me to a good "how to" to recompile a kernel on it, so I can try to get 2.4.17 on it?

Cheers,

-mod

 

Basically you can try any old distribution (maybe two years old or older).