Configuring kernel

Configuring kernel

[Srinivas Chavva]

I have Linux RedHat 7.1 installed on my machine which
has a kernel version 2.4.2. I have to run a software
called iSCSI for which I need a lower kernel version
2.4.16.
I downloaded the sofware and opened it in the /usr/src
directory. I did the following
1. unzipped the tar file
2. mv linux linux-2.4.16
3 ln -s linux-2.4.16 linux
4. changed to linux directory and issued the command
make mproper.
Then when I issued the command make xconfig I was
getting errors. I got similar errors when I tried to
use the following commands make menuconfig, make
config.
When I used the command uname -i I still was getting
the kernel version as 2.4.2.
I do not know why this error is coming.               
      
Kindly please help.
Regards,
Srinivas Chavva

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Re: Configuring kernel

[Adam Jaskiewicz]

> I downloaded the sofware and opened it in the /usr/src
> directory. I did the following
> 1. unzipped the tar file
> 2. mv linux linux-2.4.16
> 3 ln -s linux-2.4.16 linux
> 4. changed to linux directory and issued the command
> make mproper.
> Then when I issued the command make xconfig I was
> getting errors. I got similar errors when I tried to
> use the following commands make menuconfig, make
> config.

What errors did you get? We need to know what the errors are to help you.

> When I used the command uname -i I still was getting
> the kernel version as 2.4.2.
> I do not know why this error is coming.

This is not an error. If you did not install a new kernel and reboot your 
computer with the new kernel, uname will still have the same kernel version. 
Once you have properly configured, compiled and installed the kernel and its 
modules, you reboot the computer to apply the new kernel. Then uname will 
give you the new version.

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Re: Configuring kernel

[David T Hollis]

I seem to remember either the early RH 7.x series or 6.x series did not 
necessarily install ncurses by default, thus make menuconfig did not 
run.  If you did a very slim install, you may not have the right 
libraries to do what you need.  Do an 'rpm -q ncurses ncurses-devel' and 
see what you get.  If either is not found, make menuconfig will not run.

Adam Jaskiewicz wrote:

>>I downloaded the sofware and opened it in the /usr/src
>>directory. I did the following
>>1. unzipped the tar file
>>2. mv linux linux-2.4.16
>>3 ln -s linux-2.4.16 linux
>>4. changed to linux directory and issued the command
>>make mproper.
>>Then when I issued the command make xconfig I was
>>getting errors. I got similar errors when I tried to
>>use the following commands make menuconfig, make
>>config.
>>    
>>
>
>What errors did you get? We need to know what the errors are to help you.
>
>  
>
>>When I used the command uname -i I still was getting
>>the kernel version as 2.4.2.
>>I do not know why this error is coming.
>>    
>>
>
>This is not an error. If you did not install a new kernel and reboot your 
>computer with the new kernel, uname will still have the same kernel version. 
>Once you have properly configured, compiled and installed the kernel and its 
>modules, you reboot the computer to apply the new kernel. Then uname will 
>give you the new version.
>
>  
>

Re: Configuring kernel

[Srinivas Chavva]

When I tried to execute the command "make xconfig" I
got the following output

rm -f include/asm
(cd include; ln -sf asm -i386 asm)
make -C scripts knconfig.tk
make: *** scripts: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

When I executed the command 'rpm -q ncurses
ncurses-devel'  I got the following output

ncurses-5.2-8
ncurses-devel-5.2-8

Could you please help me to fix the error. 
Thanking You.
Regards,
Srinivas Chavva

David T Hollis wrote:

>>I seem to remember either the early RH 7.x series or
6.x series did not 
>>necessarily install ncurses by default, thus make
menuconfig did not 
>>run.  If you did a very slim install, you may not
have the right 
>>libraries to do what you need.  Do an 'rpm -q
ncurses ncurses-devel' 
>>and 
>>see what you get.  If either is not found, make
menuconfig will not 
>>run.

Adam Jaskiewicz wrote:

>>I downloaded the sofware and opened it in the
/usr/src
>>directory. I did the following
>>1. unzipped the tar file
>>2. mv linux linux-2.4.16
>>3 ln -s linux-2.4.16 linux
>>4. changed to linux directory and issued the command
>>make mproper.
>>Then when I issued the command make xconfig I was
>>getting errors. I got similar errors when I tried to
>>use the following commands make menuconfig, make
>>config.
>>    
>>
>
>What errors did you get? We need to know what the
errors are to help 
you.
>
>  
>
>>When I used the command uname -i I still was getting
>>the kernel version as 2.4.2.
>>I do not know why this error is coming.
>>    
>>
>
>This is not an error. If you did not install a new
kernel and reboot 
your 
>computer with the new kernel, uname will still have
the same kernel 
version. 
>Once you have properly configured, compiled and
installed the kernel 
and its 
>modules, you reboot the computer to apply the new
kernel. Then uname 
will 
>give you the new version.
>
>  
>



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Re: Configuring kernel

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 03:34:08PM -0700, Srinivas Chavva wrote:
> When I tried to execute the command "make xconfig" I
> got the following output
> 
> rm -f include/asm
> (cd include; ln -sf asm -i386 asm)
> make -C scripts knconfig.tk
There is no file named "knconfig.tk" - check your top-level Makefile.
The correct name is "kconfig.tk".

	Sam

Re: Configuring kernel

[Srinivas Chavva]

I am extremely sorry I made a typing error. When I
executed the command make xconfig I got the following
output
rm -f include/asm
(cd include; ln -sf asm -i386 asm)
make -C scripts kconfig.tk
make: *** scripts: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

Please help me to fix the error.
Thanking You.
Regards,
Srinivas Chavva

--- Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 03:34:08PM -0700, Srinivas
> Chavva wrote:
> > When I tried to execute the command "make xconfig"
> I
> > got the following output
> > 
> > rm -f include/asm
> > (cd include; ln -sf asm -i386 asm)
> > make -C scripts knconfig.tk
> There is no file named "knconfig.tk" - check your
> top-level Makefile.
> The correct name is "kconfig.tk".
> 
> 	Sam


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Re: Configuring kernel

[Paul Dickson]

On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 15:34:08 -0700 (PDT), Srinivas Chavva wrote:

> When I tried to execute the command "make xconfig" I
> got the following output
> 
> rm -f include/asm
> (cd include; ln -sf asm -i386 asm)
> make -C scripts knconfig.tk
> make: *** scripts: No such file or directory. Stop.
> make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

I get:

  rm -f include/asm
  ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
  make -C scripts kconfig.tk
  make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/scripts'
  <...>

Did you unpack the kernel as root and now trying to configure the kernel
as a normal user?  The error is stating the equivelent that the directory
`/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/scripts' is not there (make was trying to cd into
it).  So I assume you either deleted the directory or you don't have
access to it.

	-Paul