Hi. I just have a quick question that maybe some of you might know.
I'm thinking of compiling a new kernel (kernel 2.6.12.2) for my system
which is running CentOS 4 (updated to 4.1 using yum). I downloaded the
kernel tarball and read in the docs that for stability gcc 2.95.x (x>=3)
might be best to compile the new kernel. With an "rpm -q gcc" command I
see that I have gcc-3.4.3-22.1 installed on my box. Can anyone tell me
if the kernel I'm trying to compile will compile fine using the version
I have installed? Should I "downgrade" my gcc to 2.95 to compile this
kernel?
The reason I'm trying to compile an new kernel is that my system uses a
LSI Logic/Symbios Logic 53c875 SCSI controller (information obtained
from "System Tools/Hardware Browser" menu in GNOME) and I keep getting a
bunch of errors like the following in my system logs:
sym0:0:0:phase change 6-7 11@12856b84 resid=2.
I read somewhere that by compiling a new kernel (2.6.11, I think), this
problem might go away and I wanted my system to run as efficiently so
decided to compile a new kernel. Am I doing the right thing? Thanks!
Sincerely
Jose
