Re: Recompile kernel for PowerPC

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From: Rod Smith
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:54

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In article <b3ae677.0212112133.6789f539@posting.google.com>,
	ogaumond@yahoo.com (Olivier Gaumond) writes:
> I tried some things and read a lot and I have a big problem finding
> the correct sources for the PPC Linux Kernel.
> 
> I don't need the very latest kernel, but I need a stable 2.4.  Where
> should I get the source?  There is some trees available trough rsync,
> however most of these seem to be developpement trees.
> 
> From kernel.org I can have the latest stable source and there are also
> some patches available for PPC.  Which combination of full source and
> patches I need?  What full source do I start from (the latest is
> 2.4.20) and do I have to apply all the PPC patches (they go up to
> 2.4.18).

I used a 2.4.19 kernel from kernel.org with no special PPC patches. It
compiled fine and works for me, with the exception of sound, which
doesn't seem to work. It's possible that patches are needed for some
configurations or features, though; I've not followed this very closely.

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Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
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