Re: [MiNT] PPP problems

[Sean Kelley <svkelley@ieee.org>]

Is it possible to compile the kernel on the Falcon itself
using Lattice C?  It seems odd that one can't compile the
kernel on the target machine itself.  Or hasn't GCC been
ported to the falcon?

Sean

On Monday, Jan 13, 2003, at 00:08 US/Central, Adam Klobukowski wrote:

> Hello
>
> I have my Falcon connected to internet using PPP link wia Linux box.
>
> I recently had to recompile kernel and all modules (due to not full
> backup). After I recompiled and installed new kernel and modules, I
> had something strange: computer freezes after few (about 50) kbs
> transferred. Under GEM mouse cursor was alive, but everything other
> was dead.
>
> Draco told me that I should try slip.xif from 1.15.12. So I did. Now
> everything works fine. He also told me, that he ecountered similar
> problems.
>
> There seems to be something wrong with new slip.xif, that appears on
> plain vanilla Falcons.
>
> Kernel: 1.16.a
> pppd: 2.3.11
>
> Modules and kernel was compiled from sources freshly pulled from cvs
> (after rm freemint -r) and compiled on Linux using crosscompiler.
>
> --
> Semper Fidelis
>
> Adam Klobukowski
> atari@gabo.pl