Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Can't boot with 2.0.37-pre2 with a DFI P5BV3+ Rev. B+ | Date | Sun, 28 Mar 1999 20:33:46 +0100 (BST) |
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> I have a DFI P5BV3+ Rev. B+ with a AMD K6-2 300 Mhz - and it won't boot > with the 2.0.27-pre2 Kernel. It works with 2.0.37-pre1. The file wich > causes the problem is linux/arch/i386/kernel/head.S . I am sorry, but i > cannot determine the routien wich causes the problem, but i haven't ever > really programmed assembler...
You are using binutils 2.7 I suspect. You must use binutils 2.8 or higher to build 2.0.37
> Sorry, but i can't tell you more. The 2.2 Kernel works (but my VideoText > doesn't with 2.2, but this can be due to my configuration) - and he > tells me somthing about DMA-Hangs and workaround (i thing this is not > important, but if you want to, i can post the exact message).
That message about the DMA workarounds is good. Its the kernel saying "theres a small bug in your hardware, Im covering for it"
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