Thank you sir, I shall give that a go.
On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, Phil Cziao mewed:
> i had the same problem.
> i fixed it by going back to the installation CDs and running the install
> program, but choosing the 'upgrade' option once it got there. i'm afraid i
> can't tell you what packages i picked specifically because well, i don't
> remember. sorry. BUT if you use your common sense at the package selection
> screens (i.e. pick anything that says 'system' 'source' or 'headers',
> blablabla), you should have no problems. worst comes to worst, install
> everything. (though i assure you, you don't need to install any samba, lan or
> other specific non-dialup networking services)
> once i did that, my xconfig and menuconfig prgs worked fine. also, make sure
> you run make mrproper just prior to running the config programs.
>
> hth,
> ~p
>
> Vic wrote:
>
> > Yes sir, the bloody make menuconfog will not even run
> >
> > On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, Dennis Robertson mewed:
> > > Vic wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Just to announce,
> > > >
> > > > Mandrake 6.1 has a bug, you cannot, no matter what you do,
> > > > no matter how hard you try, there is NO make menuconfig in
> > > > Mandrake 6.1, they screwed up, you install the kernel headers
> > > > and the sources, and still will not make menuconfig or xconfig,
> > > > it is BROKEN, ie DEFECTIVE, ie NON-Functional.
> > > >
> > > > It cannot be done.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Linux Cat
> > >
> > > Just as well I didn't know that before I downloaded kernel 2.2.14
> > > yesterday and compiled it into LM 6.1(Helios). It took me three
> > > unsuccessful attempts to try to eliminate a kppp error message as
> > > user(kppp still works and I have had this conversation about that bug
> > > with Axalon before) which means I made xconfig three times. Still, if
> > > you're that positive about it maybe I've been on another thread and had
> > > too much lsd.
> > > Are you sure you were root, in /usr/src/linux and made mrproper before
> > > trying to make menuconfig or xconfig?
> > > Try again and good luck.
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> > > Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
> > > Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first for setup.
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