If you are going to do a make mrproper you might want to save the /usr/src/linux-2.4/.config file first or you will lose whatever config you were trying to use.
It doesn't make a difference what order you run make modules or make bzImage. Gerry On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Ben Logan wrote: > Hi, > > I've compiled several kernels recently and had to do it more than once > (the first time, I forgot and left PPP support out :). Looking at the > README, I think you might need to run 'make mrproper' _before_ running > xconfig. Also, I don't know if this really matters, but everything > I've read says to run 'make bzImage' before 'make modules'. > > Regards, > Ben > > On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 10:17:23PM -0800, Mark Seven Smith wrote: > > I need USB support, so I was told to download the new RPM's > > for the kernel (linux-2.4.9-12 is what I found and used), > > and I used "xconfig" to set up the USB stuff (which was > > indeed "off", if the default settings are what were being > > used normally). > > > > Anyway, that went fine--I also found that support for the > > parallel-port Iomega ZIP drive needed to be turn on... > > > > I went through and set a few things how I thought they > > should be set, according to what I understood from the HELP > > buttons in xconfig. > > > > Anyway, I did the rest of the stuff ("make dep clean > > modules modules_install bzImage"), and I got a bzImage > > file, and put it in /boot, calling it > > /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-13custom, and then did "mkinitrd > > initrd-2.4.9-13custom.img 2.4.9-13custom". Then I fixed up > > LILO to boot the new kernel, and everything was fine! > > > > Except, it wasn't. Not only did my USB printer STILLNOT > > WORK, but my ZIP drive (which at least would be > > recognized!) wouldn't mount, because you "have to specify > > the filesystem". OK, fine...but when I do, it says that > > the filesystem isn't supported! > > > > Now, in xconfig, there is a section I found where I could > > specify support for vfat filesystem (all my ZIP disks are > > formatted for this; so in order to mount them, even to > > convert them to ext2, I still need vfat ability). In the > > USB section too, I think I know what is wrong... > > > > Anyway, I went back in to xconfig ("make xconfig"), and > > re-did things how I figure they should be; and then did all > > the rest, just as I said above; but now I get errors (this > > is the last xth lines of output from the line of MAKEs, > > above, done the second time around): > > > > make[6]: Leaving directory > > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers/mtd/nand' > > make[5]: Leaving directory > > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers/mtd' > > make[4]: Leaving directory > > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers/mtd' > > make -C net fastdep > > make[4]: Entering directory > > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers/net' > > .loopback.o.flags:1: *** missing separator. Stop. > > make[4]: Leaving directory > > `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers/net' > > make[3]: *** [_sfdep_net] Error 2 > > make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers' > > make[2]: *** [fastdep] Error 2 > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/drivers' > > make[1]: *** [_sfdep_drivers] Error 2 > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12' > > make: *** [dep-files] Error 2 > > > > > > That "[dep-files] Error 2" is the last line I get, no > > matter how I try to do this. > > > > AND, there is no > > "/usr/src/linux-2.4/arch/i386/boot/bzImage" file to be > > found! (not even the OLD one!) > > > > Any ideas? > > > > TIA, Mark VII > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne" Chaucer _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list