Kernel compiling

**Sheriff** · 12-07-2003, 03:31 AM

???Need help compiling kernel 2.6test11. I've tried it on a couple different machines, running Redhat 9 on both. Only menuconfig works (not experienced enough to figure out why xconfig wouldnt run, then further in the process make bzimage didnt work, oh! before that I got a warning that make dep is not necessary. Been following the PET as closely as I can without it working. Is there anything else like the PET, Somewhere????

**Kernel_Killer** · 12-07-2003, 06:25 AM

This is what I do:

make menuconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp /usr/src/linux-x.x.xx/arch/i386/bzImage /boot/vmlinux-x.x.xx
cp /usr/src/linux-x.x.xx/System.map /boot/System.map-x.x.xx
ln -s /boot/System.map-x.x.xx /boot/System.map

then edit your LILO or GRUB and add another section to point to /boot/vmlinux-x.x.xx
run 'lilo' for LILO
reboot

One thing I see a lot of people forgetting to add in the kernel conf is Loadable Module Support for the kernel (2nd menu in menuconfig).

**pbharris** · 12-07-2003, 07:06 AM

hello,
redhat 9 is not kernel 2.6 ready, to make it ready have alooky here:
http://www.fearthecow.net/index.pl?s...mp;page=kernel
and here:
http://thomer.com/linux/migrate-to-2.6.html

when i get a chance i will update the PET, or make a new one.
the thomer link is what i used, though i am not using the 2.6 kernel at the moment.

**Kernel_Killer** · 12-07-2003, 08:37 AM

Speaking of issues with distros, has anyone heard of any others? Probably after 2 days of compiling I can leave a comment for the PPC 2.6test11 on Debian, but I think I'll stick with 2.4.23 until that one snowy day.