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 ---------------------------------------------------------- The box said "Requires Windows 95 or better." I can't understand why it won't work on my Linux computer. ----------------------------------------------------------
