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Article #700Re: Using make menuconfig
From: Rick Runowski
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 00:00
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Thanks, I am presently following the instructions... and everything is going smooth... On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, Christian D Freet wrote: > The newly compiled kernel is, I believe, in the /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/ directory and > it's called zImage, if you used the "make zImage" command... if you used the "make bzImage" > command, as I did, it will be named bzImage. Check out > http://www.redhat.com/knowledgebase/kb/cache/37.html > > There is a good description of how to finish... make sure, after you copy the image to where > ever you want it to stay permanently, that you modify the lilo.conf file to point to it (see > the file... you'll know what I mean). Then run lilo (e.g. type "lilo, [enter]") to map the > kernel... then reboot. > > On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:04:05 -0600, Rick Runowski <runowsk@okstate.edu> wrote: > > > > >Actually I am having a similar problem. I downloaded the latest kernel > >from ftp.kernel and I un tar/gz'ed it and I printed the instructions and > >followed them.. I got to the compile Kernel... where is the kernel at? Do > >I use cc kernel... I can't find the instructions on compiling... I'm very > >new to this... but where do I look... I tried the command below and got > >about four lines all of which have errors on them? Any help is > >appreciated. > > > >Thanks > > > >On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, F.R.M.Barnes wrote: > > > >> Christian D Freet (cfreet@eatel.net) wrote: > >> : I have read about reconfiguring the kernel, and I wish to do so. BUT, I can't figure out how > >> : to use the "make xconfig" or "make menuconfig" commands... when used, I get a message saying > >> : "no rule defined [etc.]" > >> > >> : What can I do? What have I done wrong? > >> > >> Assuming that you have the kernel sources (usually under /usr/src/linux): > >> > >> cd /usr/src/linux > >> make menuconfig > >> > >> Your error sounds like you're either in the wrong directory (no makefile) > >> or you don't have the kernel sources. If the latter is the case, grab > >> the sources from somewhere (ftp.kernel.org,ftp.cs.helsinki.fi,...). > >> > >> Hope that helps, > >> Fred. > >> -- > >> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >> | Fred Barnes, CS Student, UKC http://teddy.xylene.com/ | > >> | frmb1@ukc.ac.uk http://stuE253.ukc.ac.uk/ | > >> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >> > >> > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,3e44b8d909efedf9 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: faa64,3e44b8d909efedf9 X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public X-Google-Thread: f9382,3e44b8d909efedf9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9382,public X-Google-Thread: 100c5f,3e44b8d909efedf9 X-Google-Attributes: gid100c5f,public X-Google-Thread: 102b32,3e44b8d909efedf9 X-Google-Attributes: gid102b32,public From: Rick Runowski <runowsk@okstate.edu> Subject: Re: Using make menuconfig Date: 1999/03/28 Message-ID: <Pine.DU4.3.96.990328164019.5788A-100000@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu> X-Deja-AN: 460133476 References: <36f9ce5a.247951@news.eatel.net> <36fa7335.7375496@news.i1.net> <36fbb341.454664@news.eatel.net> <2742@gos.ukc.ac.uk> <Pine.DU4.3.96.990326200143.15179B-100000@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu> <36fe571c.3199541@news.eatel.net> To: Christian D Freet <cfreet@eatel.net> X-Sender: runowsk@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Organization: Oklahoma State University Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware