> >> having recently switched to ppc, i have some questions. > >> > >> Is the standard "Linus" kernel supposed to compile ? > > > >No, the 'standard' kernel is currently broken for powerpc. > >2.2.0 and 2.2.1 compiles fine, but 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 are shittig! > > I had gotten the kernel source from 2.1.125 and from then on I only applied > the > patches. I also applied the macX mouse patches and the samba semaphore patches > (those that broke 2.2.2). Now this kernel is the most stable I ever had. It > has > not hard crashed on me yet (well only once, but that was on a time that I > pushed the machine to a cpu load of 12 and a filled swap!).
The vger tree is much, much better! :-) Greetings, Hartmut
