It fails with this :: make -C kernel modules_install make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/kernel' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules_install'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/kernel' make -C drivers modules_install make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers' make -C acpi modules_install make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/acpi' mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.4/kernel/drivers/acpi/ cp common.o dispatcher.o events.o hardware.o interpreter.o namespace.o parser.o resources.o tables.o os.o acpi_ksyms.o driver.o cmbatt.o cpu.o ec.o acpi_ksyms.o sys.o table.o power.o /lib/modules/2.4.4/kernel/drivers/acpi/ cp: common.o: No such file or directory cp: dispatcher.o: No such file or directory cp: events.o: No such file or directory cp: hardware.o: No such file or directory cp: interpreter.o: No such file or directory cp: namespace.o: No such file or directory cp: parser.o: No such file or directory cp: resources.o: No such file or directory cp: tables.o: No such file or directory make[2]: *** [_modinst__] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/acpi' make[1]: *** [_modinst_acpi] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers' make: *** [_modinst_drivers] Error 2 Now in /usr/src/linux-2.4.4/drivers/acpi the directories exist but of course as /lib/modules/2.4.4/kernel/drivers/acpi the object files do not exist. Now just as an aside what is acpi as related to the choices in the kernel compile. -- ------------------------------------------------------------- To make yourself look truthful one has to lie, as most people do not want to kmow the truth; but only that which they believe. ------------------------------------------------------------- Keith Antoine aka "skippy" 18 Arkana St The Gap Queensland 4061 Australia PH 16 7 33002161 Retired Geriatric and Sometime Electronics Engineer _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users