Re: gcc compiler version / kernel problems

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Greg Julius wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> The -v option shows
>
>     Using modules: 
>     Using loopback device /dev/loop0 
>     /sbin/nash -> /tmp/initrd.nFeFdj/bin/nash 
>     /sbin/insmod.static -> /tmp/initrd.nFeFdj/bin/insmod
>
> Does this mean something to you?  I don't see any modules in the list.  
> but it worked...

Well, it didn't say it loaded any modules, so my guess is you don't need
any.  I could be wrong, but it sure looks like that.
> I did a lsmod to see what modules were loaded and in active use.  Is 
> this a good way to get a hint?

Yes, look for any SCSI drivers or the ext3 filesystem.  You can also
look in /etc/modules.conf and look for any "alias scsi_hostadapter"
lines.

Also, do a "mount" command.  If your root filesystem is on /dev/hdxy
(x and y can be any digit), then you don't need a SCSI driver since
your root filesystem is on IDE.  Also, if you don't see "ext3" as the
filesystem type for "/", then you don't need the ext3 module to boot.

If none of that stuff exists, you can really delete the initrd image
and remove the reference to it in /etc/lilo.conf or
/boot/grub/grub.conf.

> Regarding file sizes, those were the stderr output sizes listed.  The 
> stdout file sizes were MUCH larger and full of the housekeeping and 
> tracking stuff.  I wasn't worried about that stuff, just the stderr 
> files seemed to me a bit large (except the one that ended up with zero 
> bytes ;)   ).

Well, I'd need to see the actual messages to make a determination.
Generally speaking, if the make doesn't abort with an error, you most
likely have a viable kernel and modules.
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