compile error: base/index register must be 32 bit register

From: Justin Cunningham (chronos@ihug.com.au)
Date: Wed Jan 19 2000 - 15:10:41 EST


hey i hope someone can help me with my seemingly silly problem. trying to
compile a 2.3 kernel (have tried all from .30 to .39) i get this error:

> as -o bootsect.o bootsect.s
> bootsect.s: Assembler messages:
> bootsect.s:569: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
> bootsect.s:577: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
> bootsect.s:578: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
> bootsect.s:579: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
> bootsect.s:836: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
> make[1]: *** [bootsect.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot'
> make: *** [zImage] Error 2

> i am thinking this is a problem with my distribution - i dont run a
> distribution, i designed my own from scratch. some one pls help me, i
> need USB support :)
>
> thanks
> Justin

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sun Jan 23 2000 - 21:00:19 EST