I am replying to the list...having read ktb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 's post....just a question...is the as86 file located in the /, /bin, /sbin , /lib directories..if so then it explains a possible / corruption before I attempted to compile the 2.2.17 kernel....
Patrick Cheong Information Systems Assurance Measat Broadcast Network Systems e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > -----Original Message----- > From: CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 1:36 PM > To: 'Gutierrez Family' > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: Error compiling kernel > > Hi Gutierrez Family...(and List), > > Hey...I got the same error messsage too while attempting to compile the > "patched" 2.2.17 kernel....I downloaded the patches for 2.2.16 and 2.2.17 > and applied those to my 2.2.15 source tree in /usr/src/linux (-> > /usr/src/2.2.15). I did get some error message while applying the patch > something about reverse patch...however, I continued pressing enter until > the end and did a make xconfig, make dep, make modules, make > bzImage....and > at the last step I got that error message.....I have not make > modules_install yet.....any ideas anyone. > > > Also, I trashed my / when I enabled dma via hdparm..and I have no idea how > to recover....I ran fsck and e2fsck over the / partition and numerous > error > messages flashed by and the last error message said something about some > inode gone haywire try using inode 8139 or something...which I did and > when > I booted into the woody box....my root (which housed /lib; /bin; /sbin; > /tmp; etc) had numerous files/libraries missing....Can this be 'rescued'? > If > not, I'd have to wait for the Debian 2.2 cdroms to arrive from the States > via Linux System Labs... > > Patrick Cheong > Information Systems Assurance > Measat Broadcast Network Systems > e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gutierrez Family [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 12:46 PM > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Error compiling kernel > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I tried to re-compile the kernel (to include generic SCSI support for my > > scanner) and ran into problems. Here's what I did - as far as I can > > remember (following the instructions in the README file found in the > > kernel source directory): > > > > 1) logged in as root > > 1) ran the xconfig program and selected my options > > 2) ran 'make dep' (from within /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.17/) > > 2) ran 'make zImage' ( also from /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.17/) and it > > compiled for quite a while until I got the following message: > > > > "nm vmlinux | grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\.o$\)\|\( [aU] > > \)\|\(\.\.ng$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | sort > System.map > > make[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/i386/boot' > > as86 -0 -a -o bootsect.o bootsect.s > > make[1]: as86: Command not found > > make[1]: *** [bootsect.o] Error 127 > > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/i386/boot' > > make: *** [zImage] Error 2 > > navi:/usr/src/linux# " > > > > Do you know how I can get the kernel compiled fully? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null