Re: 2.6.0-test9-bk22 does not compile on sparc64: undefined referenceto `vga_writeb'

[Ricky Beam]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Lars Ehrhardt wrote:
>2.6.0-test9 does not compile on sparc64:
>
>(...)
>  GEN     .version
>  CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>  UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>  CC      init/version.o
>  LD      init/built-in.o
>  LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
>drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x55ecc): In function `vgacon_do_font_op':
>: undefined reference to `vga_writeb'
>drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x55f1c): In function `vgacon_do_font_op':
>: undefined reference to `vga_writeb'
>drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x56264): In function `vgacon_do_font_op':
>: undefined reference to `vga_readb'
>drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x56288): In function `vgacon_do_font_op':
>: undefined reference to `vga_readb'
>make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1

"CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y" is your problem.  Sparcs don't have a VGA console.
Use the prom console or a FB (or serial console.)

(This has come up a thousand times on the sparclinux list.)

--Ricky


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