On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, James McDonald wrote: > Tom Marinis wrote: > > > James McDonald wrote: > > > >> RedHatters, > >> > >> I have installed RH9.0 and the kernel-source*.rpm > >> > >> When I cd into /usr/src/linux-2.4.x and run make oldconfig or cp > >> /boot/config-2.4.x to /usr/src/linux-2.4.x/.config use `make xconfig' to > >> add ntfs filesystem support and run `make dep bzImage modules' It fails > >> every time with compile errors > >> > >> However downloading the latest 2.4.22 source and compiling it using the > >> /boot/config-2.4.x file with just ntfs support enabled works. > >> > >> Can anyone tell me if they have successfully compiled the default RH > >> source or is it just there to add 30MB+ to the system? > > > > > > Have you installed the RH supplied kernel headers? > > > > As I recall, RH doesn't install them on install, you > > have to do by hand. I can't remember if their in the > > first installation CD, or the Source CD's. > > > To be honest with you I don't understand what you mean by kernel headers???? > > if you mean the stuff that is located (symlinked back to the source) in > the following dir yes it's there > /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/build/ > > if you don't, then please explain after 4 yrs I am still a newbie sometimes.
It might help us to help you if you actually provided the errors you're experiencing so that we werent' fumbling in the dark trying to diagnose a problem that has no symptoms. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
