I was advised to install make.rpm and also glibc-devel.rpm (bin86.rpm,
binutils.rpm, dialog.rpm, and
ncurses-devel.rpm and low and behold 4 of the 5 packages gave me no
complaints, so they had not been installed.
But again, when I tried to make config, I got the following error messages:
[root@localhost src]# make config
make: *** No rule to make target `config'. Stop.
[root@localhost src]# make xconfig
make: *** No rule to make target `xconfig'. Stop.
[root@localhost src]# make menuconfig
make: *** No rule to make target `menuconfig'. Stop.
A while ago, I noticed in the MakeRules file in /usr/src/linux, many
"rules." But just now I noticed nothing significant in the file.
Should I be worried?
>>
>>I mounted the source CD-ROM and changed to the following directory:
>>
>> cd /cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
>>
>>I then did the following:
>>rpm -i kernel-headers-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm
>>rpm -i kernel-source-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm
>> ( I needed to install the headers package first )
>>
>>I then tried make config, make menuconfig and make xconfig, to which I got
>>the following message -- without brackets: [bash: make: command not found]
>>
>>Advised I would need kernel development rpms loaded, and the
>>compiler, I saw rpms in the /cdrom/RedHat/RPMS directory that appeared
>>relelvant--because they seemed to be kernel-i386-something or other, so I
>>installed those packages as well (...what was I thinking?)
>>
>> The files I unpacked and their [subsequent messages] were:
>> MAKEDEV-2.5-1.noarch.rpm [package MAKEDEV-2.5-1.noarch.rpm is already
>>installed]
>> kernel-BOOT-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm [no complaint]
>> kernel-smp-2.2.5-15.i386.rpm [no complaint]
>>
>>
>> Pleased with trying to install these packages and not getting major
>>complaints, I tried the 3 makes again, but the same message still haunts
me:
>>bash: make: command not found
>>
>>I did notice that my /usr/src/linux-2.2.15 directory had contents with
today's
>>date, and I'm sure I had all the same stuff there before, with a previous
>>date. So whatever I've done today so far, I had probably done before.
>>
>>It kind of bothers me though, that I don't have a directory for
>>/usr/src/linux -- just the
>>link.
>>
>>I don't suppose I'm trying to run the bash command 'make' from the wrong
>>directory. My bash file is in /bin so that should not make a
>>difference. Still, there seems to be trouble with bash, doesn't there?
>>
>>Does anyone have an idea about where to go from here?
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm a Linux-newbie running Win95 and RedHat 6.0 in a dual-boot
configuration
>>>on my Pentium notebook. After compiling my kernel, everything seems to be
>>>running just fine.
>>>
>>>Recently, I bought a 100 Mb SCSI Zip drive, and an Adaptec 1460 slimSCSI
>>>adapter. I have a parallel port Syquest SparQ as well. I would like to use
>>>the PCMCIA adapter and the Zip drive, and run the SparQ at the parallel
>port.
>>>
>>>When I configured my kernel three months ago, I failed to plan ahead and
>>>enable SCSI support. It's clear that I need to reconfigure my kernel.
When I
>>>tried to 'make config', 'make menuconfig', and 'make xconfig' however,
they
>>>wouldn't work! In fact, I don't have a /usr/src/linux directory.
>>>
>>>Where should I begin to fix this mess? Tell me I don't have to start from
>>>ground zero!
