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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I come in peace!<BR>This is a bug report and I hope
you won't get irritated<BR>(because most probably you already know about that
bug).<BR>So, here is the exact output of "make menuconfig" from<BR>the "SuSE
Linux 6.1" distribution:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>&nbsp; Menuconfig has encountered a possible
error in one of the kernel's<BR>&nbsp; configuration files and is unable to
continue. <BR>&nbsp; Here is the error report:<BR>&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp; Q&gt;
scripts/Menuconfig: MCmenu29: command not found<BR>&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp; Please
report this to the maintainer &lt;<A
href="mailto:mec@shout.net">mec@shout.net</A>&gt;.<BR>&nbsp; You may also send a
problem report to &lt;<A
href="mailto:linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu">linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu</A>&gt;.<BR>&nbsp;
<BR>&nbsp; Please indicate the kernel version you are trying to configure
and<BR>&nbsp; which menu you were trying to enter when this error
occured.<BR>&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp; make: *** [menuconfig] Error 1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Now you see why I decided to send a report -
you asked me to.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The kernel version is 2.2.7.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was trying to enter the "Sound" submenu (form the
main menu).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If this information will be of any use, I have a
poor hardware as follows:<BR>&nbsp;CPU
K5-90&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; EDORAM
16Mb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; MB
i430VX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
;<BR>&nbsp;hda=WD1.2Gb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; hdb=CD Mitsumi
8x&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ; Video S3Trio64UV+ ;<BR>&nbsp;ISA Sound
ESS1869 ; PCI LAN Winbond 10Mb/s ; ttyS0=MS Mouse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ;
<BR>&nbsp;No modem :(<BR>&nbsp;<BR>I'll describe the circumstances under which
this happened.<BR>Here is exactly what I did:<BR>&nbsp;- Logged on as "root" on
tty1 and tty2;<BR>&nbsp;- Changed to "/usr/src/linux" on tty1;<BR>&nbsp; did the
same on tty2;<BR>&nbsp;- Launched "make menuconfig" on tty1;&nbsp; did the same
on tty2 but<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; BEFORE the init-process on tty1 had finished. This
resulted<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; in gcc compiling the same things at the same time on
both<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; consoles. I suppose this has "contributed" to the
crash...;<BR>&nbsp;- Loaded a configuration file on each console. The files
were<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; different. I wanted to compare them manually for some
reason;<BR>&nbsp;- Switched between tty1 and tty2 many times and entered/exited
the<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; submenus to see the differences between the two
configurations;<BR>&nbsp;- When I reached the "Sound" submenu (which is towrds
the end) I<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; tried to enter it (on tty1) and then the error
occured. On tty2<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; everything went on OK. I exited and wrote down
the error message.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Apparently that bug is not a permanent one,
because I had done such a<BR>"manual file compare" before and I did it again
later, but the crash<BR>happened only once.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>...btw on that special occasion I also noticed
another strange effect<BR>but didn't pay attention to it until later (until
now):<BR>Sometimes (rarely), just after I had entered a submenu on one of
the<BR>consoles, I had to press "Enter" TWICE on the other console to
enter<BR>the same menu because the first "Enter" just refreshed the
screen...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>---------------------------------------------<BR>Now follow the
configurations which I loaded.<BR>The commented (#) lines are
removed.<BR>---------------------------------------------<BR>This one I loaded
on
tty1:<BR>--------------------------<BR>CONFIG_CONFIGLANG_ENGLISH=y<BR>CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y<BR>CONFIG_M586=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y<BR>CONFIG_MODULES=y<BR>CONFIG_KMOD=y<BR>CONFIG_NET=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y<BR>CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y<BR>CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y<BR>CONFIG_SYSCTL=y<BR>CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m<BR>CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y<BR>CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y<BR>CONFIG_PARPORT=m<BR>CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m<BR>CONFIG_PNP=y<BR>CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y<BR>CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m<BR>CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m<BR>CONFIG_PACKET=y<BR>CONFIG_NETLINK=y<BR>CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y<BR>CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y<BR>CONFIG_FIREWALL=y<BR>CONFIG_UNIX=y<BR>CONFIG_INET=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y<BR>CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y<BR>CONFIG_IPV6=m<BR>CONFIG_IPX=m<BR>CONFIG_SPX=m<BR>CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y<BR>CONFIG_DUMMY=y<BR>CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y<BR>CONFIG_NET_EISA=y<BR>CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=y<BR>CONFIG_PLIP=m<BR>CONFIG_PPP=m<BR>CONFIG_SLIP=m<BR>CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y<BR>CONFIG_VT=y<BR>CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y<BR>CONFIG_SERIAL=y<BR>CONFIG_RTC=y<BR>CONFIG_FAT_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_JOLIET=y<BR>CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_PROC_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_CODA_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_NFS_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_NFSD=m<BR>CONFIG_SUNRPC=m<BR>CONFIG_LOCKD=m<BR>CONFIG_SMB_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_SMB_WIN95=y<BR>CONFIG_NCP_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_NCPFS_MOUNT_SUBDIR=y<BR>CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS=y<BR>CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m<BR>CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m<BR>CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m<BR>CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y<BR>CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y<BR>CONFIG_SOUND=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_ADLIB=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_SOFTOSS=m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--------------------------<BR>This one I loaded on
tty2:<BR>--------------------------<BR>CONFIG_CONFIGLANG_ENGLISH=y<BR>CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y<BR>CONFIG_M586=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y<BR>CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y<BR>CONFIG_MODULES=y<BR>CONFIG_KMOD=y<BR>CONFIG_NET=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y<BR>CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y<BR>CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y<BR>CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y<BR>CONFIG_SYSCTL=y<BR>CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m<BR>CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y<BR>CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m<BR>CONFIG_PARPORT=m<BR>CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m<BR>CONFIG_PNP=y<BR>CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y<BR>CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m<BR>CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m<BR>CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m<BR>CONFIG_PACKET=m<BR>CONFIG_NETLINK=y<BR>CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y<BR>CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y<BR>CONFIG_FIREWALL=y<BR>CONFIG_UNIX=y<BR>CONFIG_INET=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y<BR>CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y<BR>CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y<BR>CONFIG_IPV6=m<BR>CONFIG_IPX=m<BR>CONFIG_SPX=m<BR>CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y<BR>CONFIG_DUMMY=m<BR>CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y<BR>CONFIG_NET_EISA=y<BR>CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=y<BR>CONFIG_PLIP=m<BR>CONFIG_PPP=m<BR>CONFIG_VT=y<BR>CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y<BR>CONFIG_SERIAL=m<BR>CONFIG_RTC=y<BR>CONFIG_FAT_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_JOLIET=y<BR>CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_PROC_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y<BR>CONFIG_CODA_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_NFS_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_NFSD=m<BR>CONFIG_SUNRPC=m<BR>CONFIG_LOCKD=m<BR>CONFIG_SMB_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_SMB_WIN95=y<BR>CONFIG_NCP_FS=m<BR>CONFIG_NCPFS_MOUNT_SUBDIR=y<BR>CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS=y<BR>CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y<BR>CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m<BR>CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m<BR>CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m<BR>CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m<BR>CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y<BR>CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y<BR>CONFIG_SOUND=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_ADLIB=m<BR>CONFIG_SOUND_SOFTOSS=m</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>I have three boring questions. Although I know
you are not<BR>the ones who must answer them I feel a desire to
ask:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. The kernel compiled with the first configuration
seems not<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; to see the COM ports. My mouse is gone and I want it
back.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; That's why I began comparing the two configurations (and
met<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; the bug) but didn't find any differences concerning
serial<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; ports. What should(not) I compile into the kernel to fix
that?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. The kernel compiled with the second
configuration says on shutdown:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; "shutting down at
daemon<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Empty pid file /var/run/atd.pid for
/usr/sbin/atd&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; failed".<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; Is this a matter
to worry about? If it is - should I disable the at<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; daemon? If
not - how to get rif of the "failed" error.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Kernels compiled with both configurations say
that they cannot<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; mount devpts (at boot time) because some module
cannot be found.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; I removed the corresponding line in fstab and
"solved" the problem.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; Have I done wrong? If yes - what (the
hell) should I compile into<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; the kernel to really solve the
problem.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>I've confessed my sins. I feel better now :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope I didn't waste your time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bye!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. I've sent the same mail to &lt;<A
href="mailto:mec@shout.net">mec@shout.net</A>&gt;
too.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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