On Wed, Dec 27, 2000 at 02:28:33PM +0400, Rino Mardo wrote: > > > > I'm using kernel 2.4 on my potato box without any problems. I've installed > > modutils from woody to recognize new directories organization under > > /lib/modules/ and ppp package from woody to make ppp work as a module with > > such modutils configuration: > > > > alias char-major-108 ppp_generic > > alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic > > alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async > > alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty > > alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp > > alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate > > alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate > > > > With these two modifications everything works just fine. Here you have > > official list of needed packages from kernel 2.4.0-test10 source: > > > > > > o Gnu C 2.91.66 # gcc --version > > o Gnu make 3.77 # make --version > > o binutils 2.9.1.0.25 # ld -v > > o util-linux 2.10o # kbdrate -v > > o modutils 2.3.18 # insmod -V > > o e2fsprogs 1.19 # tune2fs --version > > o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V > > o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version > > o isdn4k-utils 3.1beta7 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version > > > > BTW I use e2fsprogs 1.18 from potato without any problems. Any other newer > > packages like pcmcia-cs or isdn4-utils I don't use so I don't care about > > them. > > > > thanks for the supply of information. much appreciated. > > i've done the check and one thing i would like to confirm is the > following: > > Gnu C 2.95.2 > Gnu make 3.79.1 > binutils 2.9.5 >
I use exactly the same versions - versions from potato distribution. List above is from original /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes file and in most cases lists MINIMAL versions of programs needed. So it's not a problem for most programs when you have higher version. > this are the versions on my potato box. comparing to your listing would > it matter if i use them with kernel-2.4.0-test12 (or whatever is the > latest)? > List of required packages for kernel 2.4.0-test12 is exactly the same (I've checked patches 2.4.0-test11 and 2.4.0-test12 and don't see any changes to the list above). I've compiled 2.4.0-test12 without problems but this kernel is weird for me - it has problems with dosemu and with ReiserFS, which I need, so I decided to stay with -test10 version and wait for final 2.4.0. But this was bad for me - if you don't use dosemu and ReiserFS just give it a try, without them it works just fine. Good Luck and remember - you can always return to normal stable 2.2.x so you risk not so much ;-) -- o------------------o ___ |Leszek Gerwatowski| _/_|_\ o------------------o (o\__/o)=))))))))))))) "Don't fix it if it isn't broken"
