F9: Install kernel source 2.6.25.6-55

dpet activecs at activ8.net.au
Wed Jun 18 01:27:41 UTC 2008


	I am trying to install this using instructions previously
found. However, when I get to the "prepare source" stage it eventually
stops at the following error.  Can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong?

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[dpet at laptop downloads]$ sudo rpmbuild -bp --target=$(uname -m) /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/kernel.spec 
Building target platforms: i686
Building for target i686
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.66214
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ unset DISPLAY
+ patch_command='patch -p1 -F1 -s'
+ '[' '!' -d kernel-2.6.25/vanilla-2.6.25.6 ']'
+ rm -f pax_global_header
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ rm -rf kernel-2.6.25
+ /bin/mkdir -p kernel-2.6.25
+ cd kernel-2.6.25
+ /usr/bin/bzip2 -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/linux-2.6.25.tar.bz2
+ tar -xf -
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chown -Rhf root .
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chgrp -Rhf root .
+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w .
+ mv linux-2.6.25 vanilla-2.6.25.6
+ cd vanilla-2.6.25.6
+ ApplyPatch patch-2.6.25.6.bz2
+ local patch=patch-2.6.25.6.bz2
+ shift
+ '[' '!' -f /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/patch-2.6.25.6.bz2 ']'
+ exit 1
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.66214 (%prep)


RPM build errors:
    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.66214 (%prep)
[dpet at laptop downloads]$ 

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Thanks
DP
Adelaide South Australia




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