[Avila] Compiling kernel 2.4.21

[Dave G]

Hi Soren,

2.4 vanilla trees do not contain the bits needed to build/run on Avila or 
any ARM for that matter. You will have to do some HEAVY patching of the 
kernel tree and after that I would still suspect that it would not work 
within the SnapGear (SG) build environment we provide on our CD.

It also would not contain ethernet (NPE) support nor would it contain any of 
the support needed for Avila specific peripherals such as temp/volt sensors, 
CF/IDE.

While it is not entirely impossible it is a daunting task to say the least. 
I recall because years ago I had to do all this before realizing that SG was 
nicely prepared for building a variety of ARM and other kernels.

A starting point would be at the ARM Linux site:

http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/docs/kerncomp.php

Thanks!

-Dave

> Hello all,
>
> I need to get kernel version 2.4.21 compiled and running on my Avila 
> 2348-4 board.
>
> I managed to build snapgear using the supplied source for 2.4.31, but when 
> I exchange the "2.4.x" library with the content of the 2.4.21 directory, 
> the compilation fails.
>
> I have a suspicion that the toolchain (I'm using the one supplied with the 
> Avila, called arm-linux-tools-20031127.tar.bz2) is not compatible with 
> this old kernel.
>
> Has anyone successfully compiled snapgear with 2.4.21 kernel?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> /Sxren Friis
>
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