I got the 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL kernel to compile and boot successfully. USB mouse breaks. I''m not running my box as an enterprise but am sandboxing & preparing for such. I believe this ext3 hang up is either in NCPFS area or one of the weird block modules. The dmesg diff for USB finagling is attached as " usbdiffs ". Below is my .config diff. ~Nick 61,68c61 < CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y < # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_24_API is not set < # CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6 is not set < # CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL is not set < # CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP is not set < # CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD is not set < # CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN is not set < # CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD is not set --- > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=m 125a119 > # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_IBM is not set 224,229c218,223 < # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set < # CONFIG_MD_LINEAR is not set < # CONFIG_MD_RAID0 is not set < # CONFIG_MD_RAID1 is not set < # CONFIG_MD_RAID5 is not set < # CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH is not set --- > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=y > CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m > CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m > CONFIG_MD_RAID1=m > CONFIG_MD_RAID5=m > CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH=m 306c300 < CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL=y --- > CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL=m 449,450c443,444 < # CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ is not set < # CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ_PCMCIA is not set --- > CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ=m > CONFIG_PHONE_IXJ_PCMCIA=m 969c963 < CONFIG_HAMRADIO=y --- > CONFIG_HAMRADIO=m 1093c1087 < CONFIG_HISAX_ENTERNOW_PCI=y --- > CONFIG_HISAX_ENTERNOW_PCI=m 1109c1103 < CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_EICON=y --- > CONFIG_ISDN_DRV_EICON=m 1224c1218 < CONFIG_SENSORS=y --- > CONFIG_SENSORS=m 1483c1477 < # CONFIG_TMPFS is not set --- > CONFIG_TMPFS=y 1528,1537c1522,1532 < # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set < # CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS is not set < # CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS is not set --- > CONFIG_SMB_FS=m > # CONFIG_SMB_NLS_DEFAULT is not set > CONFIG_NCP_FS=m > CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_SMALLDOS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS=y > CONFIG_NCPFS_EXTRAS=y 1561c1556 < # CONFIG_SMB_NLS is not set --- > CONFIG_SMB_NLS=y 1685c1680 < CONFIG_MIDI_EMU10K1=y --- > CONFIG_MIDI_EMU10K1=m 1783,1784c1778,1779 < CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y < CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y --- > CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=m > CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=m 1841c1836 < CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_MPR=y --- > CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_MPR=m 1879c1874 < CONFIG_BLUEZ_RFCOMM_TTY=y --- > CONFIG_BLUEZ_RFCOMM_TTY=m 1881,1882c1876,1877 < CONFIG_BLUEZ_BNEP_MC_FILTER=y < CONFIG_BLUEZ_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER=y --- > CONFIG_BLUEZ_BNEP_MC_FILTER=m > CONFIG_BLUEZ_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER=m 1888,1889c1883,1884 < CONFIG_BLUEZ_USB_SCO=y < CONFIG_BLUEZ_USB_ZERO_PACKET=y --- > CONFIG_BLUEZ_USB_SCO=m > CONFIG_BLUEZ_USB_ZERO_PACKET=m 1891,1892c1886,1887 < CONFIG_BLUEZ_HCIUART_H4=y < CONFIG_BLUEZ_HCIUART_BCSP=y --- > CONFIG_BLUEZ_HCIUART_H4=m > CONFIG_BLUEZ_HCIUART_BCSP=m -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: possible ext3 stack overflow in 3.4 I am compiling a kernel via make menuconfig for performance tests and to see how postconfigs / gcc-related programs operate. I switch ext3 so it''s built-in to kernel ( "*" instead of "M" ). The usual compile and modules routines work. I make modules_install and reboot, & get this: ( the following is a transcription; underscores are removed - is there a bootlevel gpm hack for cut,paste,save routines? ) --- EIP @ kmem cache create kernel 0x2db eax ebx ecx edx esi edi ebp esp ds 0068 es 0068 ss 0068 Process insmod Call Trace mb cache create 0x15c .rodata.str1.1 init ext3 xattr .rodata.str1.1 init module sys init module ext3 get group desc --- Group desc error? I didn''t do anything foolish with my / perms, /boot is Ok, this error happens after bios boot I can get specific if anyone who may know what''s going on here wants more info. Nick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs usb.c: registered new driver hub usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 15:50:12 Mar 4 2005 usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1020, IRQ 9 usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver usb.c: registered new driver hid usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout : USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Logitech Inc. iFeel MouseMan] on usb1:2.0 usb.c: registered new driver serial usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic usbserial.c: USB Serial Driver core v1.4