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tobes
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 Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: Problem compiling the kernel ! Help! |
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I am running a HP NX6125 - I am using the AMD arch and when i go to complile the kernel 2.6.15-gentoo-r5 it appears to break out part way with the following:-
if [ -r System.map -a -x /sbin/depmod ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.6.15-gentoo-r5; fi
I thought it was maybe some dependency not enabled in the kernel causing it to fail but I cant seem to figure it out.
Anyone else seen this or anyone have a sample kernel config for the hpnx6125.
It's giving me a headache.
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Headrush
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you sure module-init-tools is emerged? |
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sternklang
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Problem compiling the kernel ! Help! |
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| tobes wrote: | | if [ -r System.map -a -x /sbin/depmod ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.6.15-gentoo-r5; fi |
Hi,
Have you done a manual kernel build before? That looks to me like the normal end of "make modules_install" rather than an error. |
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troymc
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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I second sternklang's post.
I don't see an error there.
That's simply the final step that builds the modules.dep.
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sonicbhoc
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: |
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the command you should use to build a kernel is:
| Code: | | make clean && make && make modules_install install |
Don't forget to read the text at the end of that last step! It's important. Also make install only works if you have a bootloader installed. e.g. Grub or Lilo. If you don't have those installed do this:
| Code: | | make clean && make && make modules_install && cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel |
FIXED FOR GREAT JUSTICE
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troymc
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| sonicbhoc wrote: | the command you should use to build a kernel is:
| Code: | | make mrproper && make && make modules_install install |
Don't forget to read the text at the end of that last step! It's important. Also make install only works if you have a bootloader installed. e.g. Grub or Lilo. |
DANGER! Will Robinson! DANGER!
A couple of points, if I may.
1) make mrproper deletes your .config so everything else is going to fail with a message like "you have not configured your kernel yet" - try make clean instead.
2) chaining all the commands like that can be problematic if something goes wrong. You generally won't have any idea which step failed.
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sonicbhoc
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| it deletes the config file!? good thing I didn't use it then, I just saw genkernel do it and thought it was like doing a clean but better. |
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sternklang
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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| sonicbhoc wrote: | | Code: | | make clean && make && make modules_install && cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel |
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I would also recommend sys-kernel/module-rebuild. With that, you tell it about modules not part of the kernel tree (like NVidia or ATI binary drivers) and run "module-rebuild rebuild" at the end to update those modules as well.
I also save my .config in /boot with the kernel name appended, so if I run into problems after booting a new kernel I can diff the two .config files to see what I changed that may have caused a problem. |
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