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Re: Using make menuconfig

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From: Rick Runowski
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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From: Rick Runowski <runowsk@okstate.edu>
Subject: Re: Using make menuconfig
Date: 1999/03/28
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