--- Shawn Mahon <smahon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:51:13 -0700 (PDT), kate > <kate7234@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > kernel compile procedure > > > > I am wanting to learn how to compile a kernel. and > > perhaps tweak the kernel for my athlon cpu. just > to > > say that I've done it and learn. > > - what I've done so far- > > from [http://www.kernel.org/] > > > > "The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: > > 2.6.7 2004-06-16 06:02 UTC F" > > linux-2.6.7.tar.bz download to /home/kate/kernel > > > > (from lesbell website, see above) > > > > cd /usr/src > > mkdir linux-2.6.7 > > rm linux > > ln -s linux-2.6.7 linux > > > > bzcat /home/kate/kernel/linux-2.6.7.tar.bz2 | tar > xvf > > - > > .. > > linux-2.6.7/kernel/power/poweroff.c > > linux-2.6.7/kernel/power/pmdisk.c > > .. > > > > - OK this far > > > > cd linux > > make mrproper > > > > make dep > > > > -OK this far > > > > - What directory should I be in here for make > > menuconfig? > > > > make menuconfig > > > > -but the output is this- > > > > HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep > > scripts/basic/fixdep.c:97:23: sys/types.h: No such Thanks, I tried again- [root@blue linux-2.6.7]# cp /boot/config-2.6.6-1.435.2.3 . [root@fulham linux-2.6.7]# make menuconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep scripts/basic/fixdep.c:97:23: sys/types.h: No such file or directory... etc Any ideas? Your instructions seem straightforward but there's something I'm missing, and I don't know enough to figure it out! tia kate __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
