I am testing a patch for the Debian kernel (regarding the firewire bug I reported earlier in this list). I have been sent the patch and I followed the Debian way of compiling the kernel after patching the source.
The kernel was compiled (and the deb created) on an AMD64 bit machine which is running a 32 bit kernel (2.6.32-5-686-bigmem). The deb created can be installed without any problems on this host machine. However, if I try to install that deb on a target machine (Intell 32 bit processor), the installation gives errors and I cannot boot into that kernel: ######################################################## $> sudo dpkg -i ~/tmp/tmp/linux-image-2.6.32.100528-firewire_2.6.32.100528-firewire-10.00.Custom_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.32.100528-firewire. (Reading database ... 247095 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-image-2.6.32.100528-firewire (from .../linux-image-2.6.32.100528-firewire_2.6.32.100528-firewire-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ... Done. Setting up linux-image-2.6.32.100528-firewire (2.6.32.100528-firewire-10.00.Custom) ... ( ---- Here's is the installation error -->>>>>> ) Hmm. There is a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.32.100528-firewire/build However, I can not read it: No such file or directory Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.32.100528-firewire/build ( ---- Here's is the installation error -->>>>>> ) Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.32.100528-firewire/source However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.32.100528-firewire/source Running depmod. Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.32.100528-firewire /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.100528-firewire run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.32.100528-firewire /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.100528-firewire run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.32.100528-firewire /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.100528-firewire Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub. Generating grub.cfg ... Found background image: moreblue-orbit-grub.png Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.100528-firewire Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32.100528-firewire Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-trunk-686 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-trunk-686 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-3-686 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-686 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-686 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 Found Microsoft Windows XP Professional on /dev/hda1 Found Fedora release 9 (Sulphur) on /dev/hda13 done ######################################################## Anybody know why I am getting this error? Also AFAIK, a 32 bit kernel can be compiled on a 64 bit machine as long as it is running a 32 bit OS. Correct? The steps that I followed to compile and create the deb of the custom kernel: ######################################################################### Downloaded kernel source: $> sudo aptitude install linux-source-2.6.32 Removed symlink in /usr/src directory: $> rm linux Expanded the downloaded source tar ball: $> tar jxf linux-source-2.6.32.tar.bz2 Now create the symlink $> ln -s /path/to/linux-source-2.6.32 linux So now "linux" points to our current kernel source tree. Check for requirements by running the script in the kernel tree: $> cd linux/scripts/ $> ./ver_linux If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version. Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes. NOTE: fdformat was not found (but we don't need it .. I think). Use menuconfig to load the current config from /boot and save and exit $> cp /boot/config-`uname -r` ./.config $> make oldconfig (no questions were asked by the last command) Save the patch to be applied in a directory. I put it in /usr/src/linux/patches_hs/firewire_trv25_bug.patch Then apply the patch $> patch --verbose -p1 < patches-hs/firewire_trv25_bug.patch Start build commands sequence: $> fakeroot make-kpkg clean Use 2 cores: $> export CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=2 $> time nice fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version=.100528-firewire kernel_image Remove symlink: $> rm /usr/src/linux rm: remove symbolic link `linux'? y ######################################################################### Thanks. -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/htuuo4$2d...@dough.gmane.org
