Rick Schnicker wrote:
>
> I have installed the source and header RPMs so I
> can recompile the kernel to satisfy the error I get when
> I try to configure VMWARE.
>
> I run xconfig and set everything up (correctly I hope).
> I do a 'make dep' then 'make clean' then 'make bzImage'.
>
> I get this error:
>
> In file included from ksyms.c:17:
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:44: `smp_num_cpus'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:44: (Each undeclared
> identifier is reported only once
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:44: for each function it
> appears in.)
> make[2]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.13/kernel'
> make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.13/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2
>
> >From what I can see it has something to do with SMP settings.
> I have SMP set to 'no'.
>
> So just for giggles I set it to 'yes' and tried again then
> got this error:
>
> init/main.o: In function `check_fpu':
> init/main.o(.text.init+0x25): undefined reference to
> `__buggy_fxsr_alignment'
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>
> I can't get past this point. I have tried reinstalling the RPMs
> and starting from scratch with no luck.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Rick
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Rick,
To solve the "buggy" part go back and say "no" to fast_fpu
in the
cpu section.
Larry
