yeah, it was a config issue. i'm getting there now! thanks, -mandeep On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 13:22, Kishore A K wrote: > You need to specify the sub architecture in your kernel config > properly before compiling. > i.e., After doing make menuconfig > Specify "System Type ---> ARM system type" properly. > After doing that depending on the subarch you may have > to select an implementation. Apart from that you may > also have to enable some processor features, type etc also. > > -- > Kishore A K > > > "Dream as if you'll live forever; Live as if you'll die today." > > > > > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:53:47 +0530, Mandeep Sandhu > <mandeep_sandhu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > hi, > > > > I'm trying to cross-compile a kernel for the ARM arch. and > > encountering some problems. > > > > here's what i did (all source's from gun.org): > > > > - took binutils 2.14 source. > > $ ./configure --target=arm-elf --prefix=/home/msandhu/toolchains/tools > > > > $ make && make install > > everything went off fine. > > > > - took gcc 3.4.3 source > > $ ./configure --target=arm-elf --prefix=/home/msandhu/toolchains/tools > > --enable-languages=c > > $ make && make install > > again went off fine. > > > > took the source for 2.6.9 > > > > $pwd > > /usr/src/linux-2.6.9 > > > > $ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-elf- menuconfig > > (did nothing just saved and exited) > > > > $ make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-elf- > > CHK include/linux/version.h > > CC arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s > > In file included from include/asm/page.h:27, > > from include/asm/cpu-single.h:33, > > from include/asm/proc-fns.h:154, > > from include/asm/system.h:125, > > from include/asm/bitops.h:22, > > from include/linux/bitops.h:4, > > from include/linux/thread_info.h:20, > > from include/linux/spinlock.h:12, > > from include/linux/capability.h:45, > > from include/linux/sched.h:7, > > from arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c:13: > > include/asm/glue.h:111:2: #error Unknown data abort handler type > > In file included from include/asm/cpu-single.h:33, > > from include/asm/proc-fns.h:154, > > from include/asm/system.h:125, > > from include/asm/bitops.h:22, > > from include/linux/bitops.h:4, > > from include/linux/thread_info.h:20, > > from include/linux/spinlock.h:12, > > from include/linux/capability.h:45, > > from include/linux/sched.h:7, > > from arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.c:13: > > include/asm/page.h:96:2: #error Unknown user operations model > > make[1]: *** [arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1 > > make: *** [arch/arm/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 2 > > > > what's wrong??? any helps appreciated. > > thanks, > > -mandeep > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
