Kernel Compilation failure

[Jeff Mutonho]

I dont do a 'make dep' because I am running a 2.6.* kernel

On 2/26/06, Kostas Sfakiotakis <kostassf at cha.forthnet.gr> wrote:
>
> Greetings Jeff ,
>
> Jeff Mutonho wrote:
>
>
> < snip >
>
> > I googled and found the suggestion that I should backup my .config file
> > , run 'make mrproper'
>
> That is supposed to run in the top level directory of the kernel sources .
>
> restore the .config file , run
>
>   'make xconfig'  ,
>
> make xconfig if you are running it under X Windows , i would
> prefer though
>
>
> make menuconfig  , it's the same thing but under console
>
>
> and
>
>
>
> > enabled the usb ipwireless driver as a module , save the .config file ,
>
> > run 'make clean'
>
>
> make clean will revert things to the status they were before you made the
> changes .
>
> In fact what this paper is describing is how to build the kernel from
> source .
> I don't understand why do you have to do a make clean  . And
> i don't see a
>
> make dep
>
> step since you are running a 2.4.* kernel ( the 2.6 kernels have a
> slightly different
> procedure )
>
>
> and finally run ' make bzImage'.
>
> Yes this is the step where the kernel get's rebuilded according to
> whatever make
> menuconfig instructed .
>
>
> But I'm still getting  the same error message.
>
>
> I suspect that instead of
>
> make clean
>
> You should give a
>
> make dep .
>
>
> > I can paste the contents of my .config file , if it may help solve this
> > problem.
> >
> >
>
>
> Btw if you don't mind what is the kernel version you are trying to make ?
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>    Kostas
>
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