RE: Can't build version 5 kernel

["Michael D. Spence" <spence%panix.com@localhost>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netbsd-users-owner%NetBSD.org@localhost 
> [mailto:netbsd-users-owner%NetBSD.org@localhost] On Behalf Of Daniel Horecki
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:41 PM
> To: Michael D. Spence
> Cc: netbsd-users%netbsd.org@localhost
> Subject: Re: Can't build version 5 kernel
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 08:01:08AM -0400, Michael D. Spence wrote:
> > I am setting up a version 5 system from scratch.  I burned 
> the V5 iso
> > and successfully installed it on the targeted computer, an old HP
> > Pavilion 7955.  While the GENERIC kernel can see the NICs, it gets
> > an error (can't map device registers) and the NICs aren't available.
> > 
> > I looked into generating a custom kernel.  I downloaded the source
> > sets and put them on the target system and created a new 
> configuration
> > file to enable some PCI fixups that I though might be useful.
> > 
> > I then followed the instructions in Chapter 31 of the 
> NetBSD Guide to
> > compile
> > the new kernel.  I keep getting ioconf.o (.data+0x6238): 
> undefined reference
> > 
> > to 'stfattach'
> > 
> > Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be going wrong?
> > 
> > 
> 
> Probably you disabled IPV6 and not stf device in kernel config. Either
> enable IPV6 or disable stf.
> 
> Daniel
> 

I did disable IPV6.  As it turned out, I didn't need to build a custom
kernel
after all but I probably will want to do so later, so I will keep this in
mind.

Thanks,

Michael D. Spence
Mockingbird Data Systems, Inc.