Hi, I'm try to rebuild the 2.6.11 kernel using the instructions at this web page, mentioned in a recent post as a good guide. http://crab-lab.zool.ohiou.edu/kevin/kernel-compilation-tutorial-en/ I'm using the src rpm kernel-2.6.11-1.14_FC3.src.rpm as the source, and have followed the instructions to the letter, using "i686" as my ARCH (the output from uname -p) everything is OK until step 8 > rpmbuild -bb --target=i686 ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/kernel-2.6.spec . . . . + cp -fv /home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i386.config /home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i586-smp.config /home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i586.config /home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i686-smp.config /home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i686.config . `/home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i386.config' -> `./kernel-2.6.11-i386.config' `/home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i586-smp.config' -> `./kernel-2.6.11-i586-smp.config' `/home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i586.config' -> `./kernel-2.6.11-i586.config' `/home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i686-smp.config' -> `./kernel-2.6.11-i686-smp.config' `/home/jonesc/rpmbuild/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.11-i686.config' -> `./kernel-2.6.11-i686.config' + for i in '*.config' + mv kernel-2.6.11-i386.config .config ++ head -1 .config ++ cut -b 3- + Arch= + make ARCH= nonint_oldconfig Makefile:448: /home/jonesc/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.11/linux-2.6.11/arch//Makefile: No such file or directory make: *** No rule to make target `/home/jonesc/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.11/linux-2.6.11/arch//Makefile'. Stop. error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.52092 (%prep) RPM build errors: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.52092 (%prep) so - what am I doing wrong ? cheers Chris -- +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dr Chris R Jones work : +44 (0)1223 337324 | | HEP Group (rm 882) fax : +44 (0)1223 353920 | | Cavendish Laboratory, home : +44 (0)1223 510711 | | Madingley Road, mobile : +44 (0)7900 564763 | | Cambridge, CB3 0HE email : jonesc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | +--------------------------------------------------------------+
