Hi Maciej,
> Hmm, for R3k gcc 2.95.3 + binutils 2.11.2 as available at my site seem to
> be rock solid.
>
> For R4k you need binutils 2.11.92, as there is a problem with dla/la
> expansion in the Ulf's patch for .mips3+. That actually can be fixed in
> 2.11.2 easily but I was going to switch to 2.11.92 anyway, as it has more
> MIPS/Linux support integrated and 2.12 is supposedly soon to be released.
> Unfortunately 2.11.92 is not as stable as 2.11.2 due to generic ELF code
> problems, but I'm trying to track changes and spot a more stable snapshot.
I'm using the RedHat 7.1 packages from oss:
binutils-2.11.92.0.10-1.mips.rpm
gcc-2.96-99.1.mips.rpm
> > Some kernels don't start-up, others hang just before forking init,
> > and all have problems with my serial console.
>
> Well, I'm very happy with a /240 running a 2.4.14 snapshot dated
> 20011123. For a /260 I need a small, but critical bugfix I'm sending to
> the list right now. I wonder how was it possible for the bug to remain
> uncovered for so long as it's absolutely lethal and often triggered (I've
> only got my /260 recently and it wasn't even running a few minutes
> continuously before the fix).
My 'main' mips box at home is a /260. I sometimes test things out on
a /240, but I don't have access to other boxes.
> I can't comment other models.
>
> > When I get a recent kernel running again, I would love to update my
> > DECStation Linux Website with newer instructions and a new root FS.
>
> I may upload binaries of my kernels to my site if they are to be useful
> -- they are fully monolithic (but with kmod support) due to historical
> reasons. Only IPv6 is modular due to its unstability -- it freezes the
> system immediately on my /240 and splashes a bunch of suspicious messages
> on my /260 (weird, but no time to debug). They only support /240 and /260
> due to CONFIG_CPU_HAS_WB unset.
Yes please. I hope to get a new disk this week, so I can build a
stable development server...
Thanks a lot,
--
Karel van Houten
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The box said "Requires Windows 95 or better."
I can't understand why it won't work on my Linux computer.
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