topic Re: Compile Kernel in Operating System - Linux

Compile Kernel

Jairo Campana — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 18:12:20 GMT

Hello , I need compile the kernel linux redhat 7.2:
I have the following error:

#cd /usr/src
#make menuconfig

make: *** Not exist rule to construct the objective `menuconfig'. Stop.

Re: Compile Kernel

Josh Owings — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:31:03 GMT

Are you sure that your kernal source is in "/usr/src/"? My kernel sources are usually one directory deeper.
Ex. "/usr/src/linux-2.4.2"

That would be my first guess.

Re: Compile Kernel

Sachin Patel — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:31:51 GMT

Hi Jairo,
I think it is just menuconfig or
make xconfig will bring up x windows and some configuration parameters.
Then
make dep
make clean
make bzImage

Sachin

Re: Compile Kernel

Jairo Campana — Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:49:15 GMT

the same error

[root@]# cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10/

[root@ linux-2.4.7-10]# make menuconfig
make: *** No rule to construc the objetcive `include/linux/autoconf.h', necessary
for `include/linux/version.h'. Stop.

[root@linux-2.4.7-10]#

Re: Compile Kernel

Jeffrey Wong — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:39:04 GMT

Try checking to see if you installed the kernel source code. If you are working with the stock kernel for a RedHat setup, the command "rpm -q kernel-source" should return a version number. If it says package not installed then you will have to install the package first. If you want to use the stock kernel source, the rpm for it should be on 2nd install cd as RedHat/RPMS/kernel-source-. You will probably also need the kernel-headers rpm on the 1st cd.

Re: Compile Kernel

I_M — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 03:39:52 GMT

Hi,

kernel-2.4.7-10 rpm pkg doesn't include
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/autoconf.h

your choice is
use 2.4.9 rpm pkg which include autoconf.h
or
ln -s /usr/include/linux/autoconf.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux/autoconf.h

regards,

Re: Compile Kernel

Josh Owings — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:50:38 GMT

Got Points?

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x356efd3f91d3d5118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

Re: Compile Kernel

Kodjo Agbenu — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 23:06:40 GMT

Hello Jairo,

The problem is that kernel build utilities expect a directory name "/usr/src/linux", not "/usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10"

Try the following :

cd /usr/src
ln -s linux-2.4.7-10 linux
cd linux
make menuconfig

Good luck.

Kodjo

Re: Compile Kernel

Martin Burnett_2 — Thu, 02 May 2002 16:52:16 GMT

Hello Jairo,

Let's start from the beginning, shall we:

# cd /usr/src/linux-2.4

This should be a link to your current source directory (i.e. linux-2.4.7-10)

# make mrproper

This will cleanup any "old kernel compile) files.

# ls -la .config

This is checking to see if you have a .config file which is required for make menuconfig, make xconfig to work on. If you do not have a .config file you have a couple of options:

# make oldconfig

This will create a .config file from the currently running kernel and is a good choice.
Alternatives you can change directory into /usr/src/linux-2.4/configs and use one of the configuration files listed here.

# cd /usr/src/linux-2.4/configs
# ls
kernel-2.4.9-athlon.config kernel-2.4.9-i586-smp.config
kernel-2.4.9-athlon-smp.config kernel-2.4.9-i686.config
kernel-2.4.9-i386-BOOT.config kernel-2.4.9-i686-debug.config
kernel-2.4.9-i386.config kernel-2.4.9-i686-enterprise.config
kernel-2.4.9-i386-smp.config kernel-2.4.9-i686-smp.config
kernel-2.4.9-i586.config

To use the kernel-2.4.9-i686-smp.config simply copy it into the higher directory:

# cp kernel-2.4.9-i686-smp.config /usr/src/linux-2.4/.config

Now run your make menuconfig command

# cd /usr/src/linux-2.4
# make menuconfig
# make dep
# make modules
# make modules_install
# make install

Edit /etc/lilo.conf to tell your system about the new kernel and then verify the lilo.conf file with:

# lilo -v

If you need ram image use:

# mkinitrd
# reboot

Just out of curiosity, are you upgrading kernels or trying to change a paramter in the kernel?

Thanks for participating in the forums,

Martin
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