On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 03:58:28 -0700, "spider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i have made many attempts and reinstalled many times attempting to get the
> 2.2.17 kernel to compile under Mandrake Corp. 7.1. when i "make bzImage" it
> goes through most of the process, then i get the following error:
>
> make [1]: as86 : command not found
> make [1]: *** [bbootsect.o] error 127
> make [1]: leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.2.17/arch/i386/boot'
> make: [bzImage] Error 2
>
> i have had similiar problems trying to use newer kernels and distributions. i
> pretty much NEED this kernel, as it seems that support for my Realtek 8129
> ethernet card has been discontinued in the newer kernels. nor can i get my usb
> mouse to work with the newer ones.
>
> when i was taught to how recompile, i was using Slackware 8 with the 2.2.19
> kernel and told to use "make xconfig..... make dep && make modules && make
> modules_install && make bzImage". when that didnt work, i read up on what i
> could find online and found some using "make bzImage" before doing "make
> modules". neither method has worked for me.
>
> is there something wrong with the steps i'm taking? is there something wrong
> with the kernel?
Try installing the nasm package.
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