* 2.2.x kernels and u grading software to minimum req.
@ 1999-03-02 21:17 Paul Barrette
1999-03-03 7:11 ` Michel Lanners
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From: Paul Barrette @ 1999-03-02 21:17 UTC (permalink / raw
To: linuxppc-user-digest, linuxppc-dev
I have 2.2.2 running on R4. I read the
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes file and noticed that there are a
number of updates needed (see below). I have noticed problems with tx
packets:
root ~># ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
EtherTalk Phase 2 addr:0/0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:277 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>> TX packets:0 errors:79193 dropped:277 overruns:0 carrier:0 coll:0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:05:02:70:06:45
inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
EtherTalk Phase 2 addr:65280/34
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:6539 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:6737 overruns:5 carrier:0 coll:0
Interrupt:14 Base address:0x1000
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:130.113.xx P-t-P:130.113.xx Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:350 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>> TX packets:0 errors:9477 dropped:341 overruns:0 carrier:0 coll:0
I'm not sure what TX does, but when I upgraded to net-tools-1.49 on an
intel RH 5.1 box, these errors (no ppp0 there) disappeared. Problem is
that net-tools-1.49 doesn't compile without errors on linuxppc. (or I'm not
able to correct these errors).
I also noticed that the following pkgs need to be updated from the standard
R4 dist:
insmod (I compiled 2.1.121 a while ago), egcs-2.90.25 980302, ld,
libc-1.99.so, procps 1.2.7, pstree 16, net-tools1.432, NFS 2.2beta29,
util-linux 2.6
Now the $10 question, are there rpms around? I had a look at
ftp.linuxppc.org, no luck except for egcs and libc (which I will download
and re try compilation.)
Should I be concerned with these (apart from net-tools I think I can squeek
by)? Are others upgrading or noticing problems having done so?
>>>>>>>>>>
Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently
running, the suggested command should tell you.
- Kernel modules 2.1.121 ; insmod -V
- Gnu C 2.7.2.3 ; gcc --version
- Binutils 2.8.1.0.23 ; ld -v
- Linux libc5 C Library 5.4.46 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
- Linux libc6 C Library 2.0.7pre6 ; ls -l /lib/libc.so.*
- Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.9 ; ldd --version or ldd -v
- Linux C++ Library 2.7.2.8 ; ls -l /usr/lib/libg++.so.*
- Procps 1.2.9 ; ps --version
- Procinfo 15 ; procinfo -v
- Psmisc 17 ; pstree -V
- Net-tools 1.49 ; hostname -V
- Loadlin 1.6a
- Sh-utils 1.16 ; basename --v
- Autofs 3.1.1 ; automount --version
- NFS 2.2beta40 ; showmount --version
- Bash 1.14.7 ; bash -version
- Ncpfs 2.2.0 ; ncpmount -v
- Pcmcia-cs 3.0.7 ; cardmgr -V
- PPP 2.3.5 ; pppd -v
- Util-linux 2.9g ; chsh -v
--
Paul Barrette
Ph.D. candidate, dept. of Classics
System Administrator
McMaster University
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Dis genitus vates et fila sonantia movit,
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* Re: 2.2.x kernels and u grading software to minimum req.
1999-03-02 21:17 2.2.x kernels and u grading software to minimum req Paul Barrette
@ 1999-03-03 7:11 ` Michel Lanners
1999-03-03 22:10 ` P. Barrette
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From: Michel Lanners @ 1999-03-03 7:11 UTC (permalink / raw
To: barretp; +Cc: linuxppc-user-digest, linuxppc-dev
On 2 Mar, this message from Paul Barrette echoed through cyberspace:
> I have 2.2.2 running on R4. I read the
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes file and noticed that there are a
> number of updates needed (see below).
[snip]
> I also noticed that the following pkgs need to be updated from the standard
> R4 dist:
> insmod (I compiled 2.1.121 a while ago), egcs-2.90.25 980302, ld,
> libc-1.99.so, procps 1.2.7, pstree 16, net-tools1.432, NFS 2.2beta29,
> util-linux 2.6
.... which brings up a big question: Shouldn't there be upgrade areas
for LinuxPPC's releases, like there are for normal RedHat releases? It
seems to me that R4 still contains all the way old ackages, and that
the only updates available are from september last year or so...
Then, this sparks a second question: how about actuallay changing the
packages list in the distribution, so that if I net-install LinuxPPC, I
will always have the latest&greatest, but also bug- and
security-problem-free instal _without_ doing manual upgrades later on?
> Now the $10 question, are there rpms around? I had a look at
> ftp.linuxppc.org, no luck except for egcs and libc (which I will download
> and re try compilation.)
I had no problem upgrading most (and all the critical ones) from the
mentioned packages, though by getting the maintainer's official and
latest release (not .src.rpm's).
Michel
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* Re: 2.2.x kernels and u grading software to minimum req.
1999-03-03 7:11 ` Michel Lanners
@ 1999-03-03 22:10 ` P. Barrette
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From: P. Barrette @ 1999-03-03 22:10 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Michel Lanners; +Cc: linuxppc-user-digest, linuxppc-dev
that would be nice, I just spend the last hour upgrading my i386 RH5.1
machine from rh's errata page (actually a mirror to it), and that was
relatively painless.
> .... which brings up a big question: Shouldn't there be upgrade areas
> for LinuxPPC's releases, like there are for normal RedHat releases? It
> seems to me that R4 still contains all the way old ackages, and that
> the only updates available are from september last year or so...
>
I guess that would be nice too, but I'm under the
impression that the linuxppc staff is substantially smaller than RH,
correct me if I am wrong, so this strikes me as unlikely.
> Then, this sparks a second question: how about actuallay changing the
> packages list in the distribution, so that if I net-install LinuxPPC, I
> will always have the latest&greatest, but also bug- and
> security-problem-free instal _without_ doing manual upgrades later on?
>
I grabbed all the sources and they compiled ok once I applied Gary's
glibc1_99 patch.
> I had no problem upgrading most (and all the critical ones) from the
> mentioned packages, though by getting the maintainer's official and
> latest release (not .src.rpm's).
>
> Michel
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