problem with installing the kernel

problem with installing the kernel

[Ouyang]

I add something to the wireless-testing and then run:
> make modules
> make bzImage

it seems all fine. but could not go any further
# make modules_install
rm:invalid option -- '3'
Try 'rm -- help' for more information
make : *** [_modinst_] Error 1

Could anyone please help me with the situation? 
 The version of the linux is 3.4.4-3.fc17.x86_64 #1

Re: problem with installing the kernel

[Larry Finger]

On 07/11/2012 09:52 PM, Ouyang wrote:
> I add something to the wireless-testing and then run:
>> make modules
>> make bzImage
>
> it seems all fine. but could not go any further
> # make modules_install
> rm:invalid option -- '3'
> Try 'rm -- help' for more information
> make : *** [_modinst_] Error 1
>
> Could anyone please help me with the situation?
>   The version of the linux is 3.4.4-3.fc17.x86_64 #1

Are you building the kernel as root? That is a terrible policy!!!

You should run "make" as a regular user, and follow that with "sudo make 
modules_install install". If that fails, you need to ask about the problem at 
Fedora. The standard kernel does the modules installation without any problems.

Larry

Re: problem with installing the kernel

[Ouyang]

Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...> writes:

> 
> On 07/11/2012 09:52 PM, Ouyang wrote:
> > I add something to the wireless-testing and then run:
> >> make modules
> >> make bzImage
> >
> > it seems all fine. but could not go any further
> > # make modules_install
> > rm:invalid option -- '3'
> > Try 'rm -- help' for more information
> > make : *** [_modinst_] Error 1
> >
> > Could anyone please help me with the situation?
> >   The version of the linux is 3.4.4-3.fc17.x86_64 #1
> 
> Are you building the kernel as root? That is a terrible policy!!!
> 
> You should run "make" as a regular user, and follow that with "sudo make 
> modules_install install". If that fails, you need to ask about the problem at 
> Fedora. The standard kernel does the modules installation without any 
problems.
> 
> Larry
> 
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Thank you so much for the reply. Sorry that I run "make" as a root. I am new 
with linux and I am sure I won`t make the same mistake in the future. By the way 
, why it tells me about try "rm -- help"? I really do not know what does it 
mean. In what situation will this "rm -- help " come out?

Thanks

Ouyang

Re: problem with installing the kernel

[Larry Finger]

On 07/11/2012 11:13 PM, Ouyang wrote:
>
> Thank you so much for the reply. Sorry that I run "make" as a root. I am new
> with linux and I am sure I won`t make the same mistake in the future. By the way
> , why it tells me about try "rm -- help"? I really do not know what does it
> mean. In what situation will this "rm -- help " come out?

In some script that is called from "make modules_install", your system is 
calling the utility rm with option 3. That is not a standard script. It could be 
that something is messed up with your source tree. If you reload the source that 
you got from Fedora, and rebuild as a regular user, it might fix the problem. If 
not, you need to ask on a Fedora forum. The wireless and mainline kernels do not 
have this problem.

Larry