help installing MTD

[Mike G.]

hi there, 


On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 14:36, David Woodhouse wrote: 
> On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 07:17, Mike G wrote:
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > I am a Linux newbies, an idiot basically.  My task is to install the MTD
> > to the kernel linux-2.4.4 .. to run for MPC 857 for AM29DL322. 
> 
> 2.4.4 is very old. You really should consider upgrading to a vaguely
> recent kernel which isn't full of known holes.
I have try to use the new kernel 2.4.20 .. Somehow it doesn't work on
the custom board. So i m back to the ancient kernel. 
> 
> > This is the error msg.. of course there is some wrong file association i
> > can see.
> 
> You've copied files in manually rather than using the 'patchin' script
> from the patches/ directory. Which means you've got the 'Makefile' files
> instead of the 'Makefile.common' files which you should have copied and
> renamed to 'Makefile' in each subdirectory.
I did used the patch now the compling complaint the exactly as you said
"kernel too old" *sigh* 
> 
> If you really do stay with 2.4.4 you'll probably need some surgery on
> linux/mtd/compatmac.h to make it support kernels that ancient again.
ok ok  if i were to do surgery, wat changes i hav to do. 

> 
> -- 
> dwmw2
> 
> 
thanks for prompt help .. 

Mike G.