Download a vanilla tree:

http://www.kernel.org


Don't use the RPM, use a kernel from there, and you will have all the
arch's that are supported.

js


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> Hi, 
> 
> I began working on embedded Linux applications
> with Red Hat 7.3 and Kernel 2.4.18, and
> faced problems as follows:
> 
> 1. How to change config:
> 
>   As the first try, I commented out some un-necessary items 
>   from 
>    /usr/src/redhat/SPURCES/kernel-2.4.18-i686.config
>   then issues "rpm -bc kernel-2.4.spec" 
> 
>   After about 1 hour, many prompts came out, like
>   ATIXL busmouse support (CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE) [N/m/?]
>   Logitech busmouse support (CONFIG_LOGIBUSMOUSE) [N/m/?]
>   Microsoft busmouse support (CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE) [N/m/?]
>   MK712 touch screen support (CONFIG_MK712_MOUSE) [N/y/m/?]
>   Acquire SBC Watchdog Timer (CONFIG_ACQUIRE_WDT) [N/y/m/?]
>   Advantech SBC Watchdog Timer (CONFIG_ADVANTECH_WDT) [N/y/m/?]
>   ALi M7101 PMU Watchdog Timer (CONFIG_ALIM7101_WDT) [N/y/m/?]
>   AMD "Elan" SC520 Watchdog Timer (CONFIG_SC520_WDT) [N/y/m/?]
>   ......` 
>   zlib compression support (CONFIG_ZLIB_DEFLATE) [N/y/m/?]
> 
>   Finally, rebuilding failed with the message:
>   make: *** [oldconfig_nonint] Error 1
>   error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.86315 (%build)
> 
>   RPM build errors:
>   Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.86315 (%build)
> 
> I noticed that there are 3 sets of config for Intel arch in
> /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES:  
> 
> kernel-2.4.18-i386-BOOT.config    
> kernel-2.4.18-i386.config        
> kernel-2.4.18-i386-smp.config  
> 
> kernel-2.4.18-i586.config        
> kernel-2.4.18-i586-smp.config
>      
> kernel-2.4.18-i686-bigmem.config 
> kernel-2.4.18-i686.config
> kernel-2.4.18-i686-debug.config
> kernel-2.4.18-i686-smp.config
> kernel-2.4.18-i686-uml.config
> 
> In order to remove some un-necessary device drivers from kernel and
> loadable modules which are not needed for our embedded system, 
> what config files above shall be updated?
> How to keep them consistent?
> 
> 2. MIPS patch problem:
> I tried to build a target kernel for MIPS without any changes 
> of config and specs using command: 
>    rpm -bc --target MIPS kernel-2.4.spec 
> 
> After about 10 minutes, rebuilding failed due to 
> patch problem, like:
> + echo 'Patch #280 (linux-2.4.16-mips-20011220.patch):'
> Patch #280 (linux-2.4.16-mips-20011220.patch):
> + patch -p1 -s
> Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] y
> 1 out of 8 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file arch/mips/Makefile.rej
> Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n]
> 
> out of 8 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file arch/mips/Makefile.rej
> ......
> 
> The similar situation happened for ARM arch as well.
> 
> I'm wondering if this source package works with MIPS and ARM. 
> If not, where can I get a working version for MIPS and ARM rebuilding?
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Jiahan Chen 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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