> On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 01:05:01PM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> > > [root@pclucam /root]# ld -v
> > > GNU ld version 2.9.1 (with BFD 2.9.1.0.23)
> > > [root@pclucam /root]# gcc -v
> > > Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/egcs-2.91.66/specs
> > > gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)
> >
> > What doesn't it do? Do something like:
> >
> > cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /tmp
> > rdev /tmp/bzImage /dev/root
> > cp /tmp/bzImage /dev/fd0
> >
> > See if this boots from a floppy okay.
>
> For me this just, with 2.3.21, prints:
>
> Loading
> Loading
> Loading
> Loading
>
> at approx 1 sec intervals, and never stops ...
>
> Vojtech
>
Okay. You need a new binutils (it's been on the list), plus one
small patch (also on the list). Gas is generating bad code (actually
the source is generating bad code).
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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