Shared memory not enabled in 2.4.0?

2001-01-08 Thread Steven_Snyder
For some reason shared memory is not being enabled on my system running kernel v2.4.0 (on RedHat v6.2, with all updates applied). Per the documentation I have this line in my /etc/fstab: none /dev/shm shm defaults 0 0 Yes, I have created this subdirectory: # ls -l /dev | grep s

Any advantage to kernel 2.4 in low-end system?

2000-11-20 Thread Steven_Snyder
Hello. In reading about the cool new features of Linux v2.4, most of the improvements/changes seem to relate to high-end systems. Would users of low-end systems (386/486, low memory, etc.) be advised to stay with kernel v2.2.x or is v2.4.x the way to go for these systems as well? Thank you.

State of Posix compliance in v2.2/v2.4 kernel?

2000-11-13 Thread Steven_Snyder
Hello. Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I've searched the archives for this list (http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/) and only come with references from 1996! What is the state of Posix-compliant services (threads, semaphores, timers, etc.) in the current (v2.2/v2.4) Linux kernels? Tha

Current doc for writing device drivers?

2000-11-13 Thread Steven_Snyder
Hello. My device driver reference "Linux Device Drivers" (Rubini, published by O'Reilly on Feb. '98) is getting pretty long in the tooth. The book's primary focus is on Linux v2.0.x, with some v2.2.x material tacked on to the end. What reference(s) are recommended for current (v2.2/v2.4) Linu

Porting Linux v2.2.x Ethernet driver to v2.4.x?

2000-11-09 Thread Steven_Snyder
Hello. I am about to modify a Linux v2.2.x-compatible Ethernet driver to allow it to work in the new v2.4.x kernel. Are there any documents which describe the differences in the device driver models (particularly PCI and Ethernet) of the 2 kernel versions? If so, where can I find them? Thank

2.4.0-test10: "fatfs: bogus cluster size"

2000-11-08 Thread Steven_Snyder
Hello. I am attempting to boot off a Compact Flash device which has a UMSDOS filesystem. When I do, I get text that looks like this: Partition check: hdc: hdc1 hdc2 . . hdc: hdc1 hdc2 hdc: hdc1 hdc2 fatfs: bogus cluster size fatfs: bogus cluster size

Linux v2.2.17: IDE disk error on Compact Flash device

2000-11-07 Thread Steven_Snyder
Hello. When attempting to boot Linux kernel v2.2.17 from a Compact Flash (CF) device I am getting the errors shown below. This CF device is in a PCMCIA form factor and is the Master device on the secondary IDE controller Before we get to the errors, though, a little background. I can reprodu