PPC vs Intel apps and Kernel Headers

[Bjorn van der Meer]

> Thanks,=20
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> I thought I'd installed this rpm, but obviously I never did
> successfully.
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> Now I have and got a /usr/src/linux-2.4 link and a
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8d directory.
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> I'm trying to install a Cisco VPN client.  It allows for the creation of
> a new driver.
> This was the reason for needing kernel source and headers.
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> I attempted to create the new driver and got lines and lines of output
> that began with this:
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> '
> In file included from /usr/include/linux/fs.h:23,
>                  from /usr/include/linux/capability.h:17,
>                  from /usr/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
>                  from /usr/include/linux/sched.h:9,
*snip*

> It goes on and on.
> The last two lines are:
> ld: libdriver.so: Relocations in generic ELF (EM: 3)
> libdriver.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format
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> This client was targeted for "Intel x86" platforms, but I had hopes that
> the driver configuration script could leverage the PPC assembler.
> Does the output above suggest that this is a hopeless cause on a PPC
> system?
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> Cisco does provide a client for OS X, but I have no intention of
> installing that on this Powerbook G3.
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> John Van Hoorn
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> On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 09:42, Jann R=F6der wrote:
> > There is a package called kernel-source-2.4.20-8d.rpm . It can be found
> > on CD 2, or you simply do a "yum install kernel-source" . Usually you=20
> > can compile any linux application on YDL.
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> > Jann
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Hello John,

just writing to say, "same problem here". If you find a way to compile a VP=
N client or if you get freeswan running
or find any other solution, please do let me know.


Cheers, Bj=F6rn van der Meer