Andrew McRobert wrote: > thanks to Mike. I've installed the bin86 package, run 'make bzImage' & lilo > again and set the system up to boot. Is the bin86 package only needed for > compressing the kernel image, or is it needed to "make dep", "make modules" > etc?
For the most part, the bin86 package is needed to compile almost any package that comes as C source code. So, yes you will need it to compile the modules. The 'make dep' step does no compilation - it basically just goes through the code and figures out dependancies. For more detail than most folks would want, check the file <path_to_kernel_source>/Documentation/kbuild/commands.txt In that file is a rather complete looking explanation of just what it is that goes on when you issue the various make commands for the kernel source. -- Mike Werner KA8YSD | He that is slow to believe anything and | everything is of great understanding, '91 GS500E | for belief in one false principle is the Morgantown WV | beginning of all unwisdom.