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SubjectRe: Problem with 2.3.1 and later.
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Myrdraal <myrdraal@jackalz.dyndns.org> said:
> On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 01:25:15PM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote:
> > Myrdraal <myrdraal@jackalz.dyndns.org> said:
> > > I haven't been able to boot 2.3.1 and later because it fails to
> > > detect my IDE hard disks. The boot messages go something like this:
> > > "
> > > SIS5513: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 01
> > > SIS5513: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
> > > ide0: BM-DMA at 0x4000-0x4007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio
> > > request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
> > > VFS: Cannot open root device 03:03
> > Same here, but with PIIX3. Compiled with -march=pentium and no
> > -fno-strength-reduce instead of the stock CFLAGS.

> > Note: I'm running RedHat-5.9.7 + egcs-19990502 snapshot,
> > binutils-2.9.1.0.24, glibc-2.1.1pre2. I'm suspecting the compiler (or a bad
> > assumption in the kernel source), will build a kernel with egcs-1.1.2 and
> > see what happens.

> Well, there's a data point in common. I am also running egcs-1990502.

OK, I'll take a look tonight.

> I compiled with -O99 -fomit-frame-pointer -march=k6 -mcpu=k6. binutils

Note that -Ox, x > 2 is a loose, generally speaking: -O3 and up do
automatic inlining, the kernel developers have spent much time in carefully
determining where inlining is beneficial and where it is harmful.

> 2.9.1.0.21, glibc 2.1. It's probably the compiler. Thanks for the response.
> I'm glad to see that I'm not alone in my pain. :)

I'd upgrade to binutils-2.9.1.0.24, just for luck ;-)
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