Thanks for the patch.

Tried it and it still crashes, but at least now it gives more info. I will look into this from this end and see what is happening.

BTW: Is this patch associated with the thread about qemu and the compilers?

Thanks again....

cp linuxbios_ram.nrv2b linuxbios_ram.rom
echo '/*ldoptions*/' > ldscript.ld; cat ldoptions >> ldscript.ld ; for file in /home/mk216460/src/LinuxBIOSv2-2988/src/arch/i386/init/ldscript.lb /home/mk216460/src/LinuxBIOSv2-2988/src//cpu/x86/16bit/entry16.lds /home/mk216460/src/LinuxBIOSv2-2988/src//cpu/x86/32bit/entry32.lds /home/mk216460/src/LinuxBIOSv2-2988/src//cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.lds /home/mk216460/src/LinuxBIOSv2-2988/src//arch/i386/lib/id.lds ; do echo /\* $file \*/ >> ldscript.ld; cat $file >> ldscript.ld ; done
gcc -m32 -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o linuxbios -T ldscript.ld crt0.o
/usr/bin/ld: linuxbios: section `.id' can't be allocated in segment 2
/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

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Ed Swierk wrote:

On 11/30/07, Marc Karasek <Marc.Karasek@sun.com> wrote:

When I try to compile v2 with a filo.elf payload I get the :

collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault]

Error


The attached patch works around a crash from GNU ld version
2.17.50.0.18-1 20070731.

--Ed