Kernel takes ages to compile on an atom.

BigglesPiP · 3 Feb 2009 at 20:47

Added a kernel patch which hasn't been built into a patch (it's waiting to get into the Debian 2.6.26 kernel). Hopefully it will let me toggle the EEE901's bluetooth without rebooting and going into the BIOS.

So how long does it take to compile?

Also, anyone know what image kernel-patch-debianlogo gives you? I'm aiming for a little tux?

Edit: I kicked it off at 18:30hrs by the way, almost 21:00 now.

Edit @ 21:30: Nooooooooooooooo! it tired to chmod something it may not. Restarting as root, is this bad?

Edit: OMG it's done, 3 hours for a 1st compile then.

pingwing · 3 Feb 2009 at 21:42

It shouldnt take more than about 20 mins to compile really, even on such a slow cpu... (unless you've set it to compile everythinig it possably can but still 3 hours is way too long)

dave-lew99 · 3 Feb 2009 at 21:44

I've had kernel compiles take on the order of 24 hours...

The Atom is quite slow really, i'd expect it to take that long.

BigglesPiP · 3 Feb 2009 at 22:15

Owwwwww!

None of the kernel modules work, they all say no installation candidate, I assume because my kernel has a different name. How do I give mine the same name, and how do I then tell it apart from the original one?

And even more Owwwwww! The kernel modules are all gone in the old kernel too.

BigglesPiP · 3 Feb 2009 at 22:46

OW!

Now my backup tool (clonezilla I think) is refusing to work with LVM, but only after trashing what is on the disk.