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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Kelvin on April 17, 2004, 08:45:57 AM
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I'm hoping someone with experience (and success) with recompiling the kernel can help.
I need to patch the VIA support module to enable support for the VT8237 southbridge.
I've been using kernel-2.4.20-20.7 on SME 5.6 for a while very successfully for the newer VIA chipsets (at the time) which were not supported by the shipping kernel of SME 5.6. However, the newer motherboards again use a newer chip (the VT8237) which is not supported again.
Using the patch from Vojteck Pavlik and recompiling the kernel (I've tried 2.4.20-20.7 as well as 2.4.20-28.7) produces a bzImage file which I can install onto SME. However, after running mkinitrd to create a new initrd file to support the VT8237 the server boots and recognises the VT8237 (YAY !) but all other modules generates Unresolved Symbols errors (Shock Horror !!). After many iterations and different methods with no success, I'm giving in and have decided to ask for help :).
Anyone able and willing to help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Kelvin