> > > Tried vfat, ext2 and reiserfs.
> > >
> > > BTW, kernel is compiled with gcc-2.96-85, glibc-2.2.2-10 (RH 7.1) if
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > that matters.
> >
> > Have you tried compiling your kernel using kgcc?
> >
> > gcc-2.96.* is known to compile code incorrectly AFAIK, and shouldn't be
> > used for compiling kernels. (kgcc is egcs-1.1.2, I think.)
>
> [x86 hat on]
>
> egcs-1.1.2 aka kgcc wont build 2.4.7 it seems. gcc 2.96 >= 2.96.75 or so is
> just fine, gcc 2.95-2/3 is fine, gcc 3.0 seems to be doing the right thing
egcs-1.1.3 *does* build 2.4.7, if you use the right binutils
(2.10.91.0.2 worked for me). I'm running 2.4.7-ac3 with ext3 patches on an
old dual P200. Haven't had a crash yet, been up 2 days and counting.
Bas Vermeulen
-- "God, root, what is difference?" -- Pitr, User Friendly"God is more forgiving." -- Dave Aronson
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