Re: [PLUG] Compiliing a RedHat kernel for Vaio R505

[Rahul Karnik <rahul@genebrew.com>]

> So getting PCMCIA stable and getting the firewire CDROM working are my
> primary goals. Everything I've read suggests I need to patch the kernel
> and recompile. Prioblem is I have not been able to successfully compile a
> RedHat kernel since 7.2. Has anyone else experienced this? The compiling
> fails with errors. Last try, with RH8 it was in the apic (or apci - i
> always get them confused) section. And I haven't even applied the patches
> yet.

I had PCMCIA working fine on RH 7.2 and 7.3. I used both a CDROM and
PCMCIA network card with the laptop. However, I did not use the RH
kernel sources (which also worked; I just like to compile my own
kernels), but rather the mainline ones at www.kernel.org. Any reason you
don't want to try 2.4.19? It runs fine on my laptop now (although it is
now Gentoo).

If you do decide to get 2.4.19, the next decision you have to make is
whether to use APM or ACPI. APM is definitely more functional ATM,
however some laptops absolutely require the use of ACPI. If your laptop
is one of them, make sure you get the latest ACPI patch from
www.sourceforge.net/projects/acpi. Both APM and ACPI compile cleanly for me.

Finally don't forget to wade thru the host of links Google brings up for
"r505 linux", especially if you can read Japanese. ;)

Hope this helps,
Rahul
--
Rahul Karnik
rahul@genebrew.com


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