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Compiling Linux Kernel v.2.6.24.3 for Debian Cobalt x86 Machines

Submitted by Coyote on Sat, 09/15/2007 - 11:07am.
Follow these instructions at your own risk. They work perfectly on my RaQ4, but I can't guarantee they'll work on your Cobalt. I cannot be held responsible for your machine.

I don't always check this page for comments, so please, leave your comments & then contact me using my contact page so I know to come by & respond. You should also check on my updates before starting, this is where I note new versions of my patches & whatnot.

These instructions assume that you've already upgraded your ROM to at least 2.10.3 from the Cobalt ROM Sourceforge Project. I'm using cobalt-2.10.3-ext3-1M. It's probably a good idea to have an NFS boot server handy or be able to set one up pretty quick. Installing Debian 3.1 Sarge on a Cobalt RaQ4 shows you how to set that up. If something isn't right with the kernel & it doesn't boot, you'll want to be able to boot from the network to fix any issues.

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Installing Debian 3.1 Sarge on a Cobalt RaQ4

Submitted by Coyote on Tue, 06/27/2006 - 10:01pm.

Follow these instructions at your own risk. This worked perfectly on my Cobalt RaQ4, but may not work on all machines. I cannot be held responsible for your machine.

Click here for updates since my install.

I don't always check this page for comments, so please, leave your comments & then contact me using my contact page so I know to come by & respond.

The process below is how I installed Debian 3.1 Sarge on my Cobalt RaQ4. I used various sources of information to do this, but the most help came from the Debian Cobalt HOWTO that I found on the Internet. At the time this article was written, the site was down, so I've reposted the original on my site. I'll simply copy most parts of the original document because it is written SO well. So if you compare the two, you'll see a lot of similarities, but I've added/removed/changed the things that didn't work for me. I'll also include lessons learned throughout this process. Mostly things I wanted the cobalt to do, but it just won't do it. Many thanks to Tim Hockin, a former Cobalt engineer who has continued hacking the Cobalt kernel long after Sun backed out. Without his initial work on the Cobalt ROM Kernels, there's no way we could have been using these machines with a modern OS. So...let's get started. Shall we?

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