Whenever "make modules_install" complains about anything, its almost always because you've got an outdated version of modutils. So, what version of modutils do you have installed? It needs to be at least what is recommended in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes
--- "Richard R. Sivernell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > List > > Building the 2.4.16 kernel here, all went well, till I did my > happy birthday song for Doug, this morn <g>. > > I followed all of the SxS recompile-> > Automated Kernel Compile script including System.map > > moved dl to the below directory > /usr/src/linux-2.4.16 > used the config file created from the 2.4.2 kernel make xconfig > changed the /boot/grub/menu.lst > to add new kernel title & etc > > The problem is in the below: > > [root@RSivernell linux-2.4.16]# make modules_install > make -C kernel modules_install > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/kernel' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for `modules_install'. > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/kernel' > make -C drivers modules_install > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/drivers' > make -C acpi modules_install > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/drivers/acpi' > mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/acpi/ > cp driver.o os.o acpi_ksyms.o utilities/utilities.o > dispatcher/dispatcher.o > events/events.o hardware/hmenu.lstardware.o executer/executer.o > namespace/namespace.o > parser/parser.o resources/resources.o tables/tables.o > /lib/modules/2.4.16/kernel/drivers/acpi/cp: utilities/utilities.o: No > such file or [SNIP] > there is a new vmlinuz & system.map > > will the below command work from cli: > /sbin/mkinitrd /boot/initrd$kernel.img $(echo $kernel|cut -d- > -f2,3,4,5 > -- > Thanks to all for your help in advance ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
