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Thread ID: 44731	2004-04-28 08:33:00	Patching the Linux Kernel - Experts please!	Growly (6)	Press F1

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232703	2004-04-28 08:33:00	Hi there, I run Knoppix 3.3 (built on debian). I wanted to upgrade to Kernel 2.6.5, but so far have had many mixed instructions. I have managed to: 1) Download it 2) Unpack it 3) Configure it 4) Clean it 5) Compile it (with "make" - though it had an error at the end, which is gone now) But now, when I try to run "make install", it comes up with this bizarre annoying error. HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:130, from /usr/include/limits.h:144, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/limits.h:122, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/syslimits.h:7, from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.3/include/limits.h:11, from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:105: /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: Not a directory In file included from /usr/include/sys/socket.h:35, from /usr/include/netinet/in.h:24, from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:107: /usr/include/bits/socket.h:305:24: asm/socket.h: Not a directory scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function `use_config': scripts/basic/fixdep.c:193: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/basic/fixdep.c:193: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once scripts/basic/fixdep.c:193: error: for each function it appears in.) scripts/basic/fixdep.c:193: warning: unused variable `s' scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function `parse_dep_file': scripts/basic/fixdep.c:289: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function) scripts/basic/fixdep.c:289: warning: unused variable `s' make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1 make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2 Apparently "make install" uses lilo. I went to the lilo configuration, (lilo.conf), and coudnt find anything wrong. However, the one website that did help (find that here : www.linuxdocs.org ) mentioned something about the lilo.conf having an kernel= setting and someother setting that I couldn't find. The same site, however, expects me, like all the other, to get throught the whole thing without much trouble. Especially at this point. Infact, I used the program that was meant to output the compressed kernel image to arch/i386/boot/bzImage, but no such file exists on the computer!!!! Does anyone know how to fix the problem, or even a more indepth tutorial on how this process is meant to occur?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!	Growly (6)
232704	2004-04-28 22:28:00	Try www.linuxquestions.org forrest44	forrest44 (754)
232705	2004-04-28 23:16:00	Im not 100% sure on what 'make install' does, but I've always done: make menuconfig make bzImage make modules (If I have modules) make modules_install cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.5-buildXYZ cp System.map /boot/kernel-2.6.5-buildXYZ.map rm /boot/System.map ln -s /boot/kernel-26.5-buildXYZ.map /boot/System.map Hope this helps Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
232706	2004-04-29 08:54:00	Thanks guys, I tried the forum, and your help Chill, but it comes up with this annoying error when i try and conifg! root@server:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep In file included from /usr/include/sys/socket . h:35, from /usr/include/netinet/in . h:24, from scripts/basic/fixdep . c:107: /usr/include/bits/socket . h:305:24: asm/socket . h: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1 make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2 root@server:/usr/src/linux# Now what do I do?! I've tried deleting all the new kernel files (i,e the Linux-2 . 6 . 5 Folder) and then unpacking it again, but the same error pops up!!! It also does the same for config, menuconfig, and gconfig .	Growly (6)
232707	2004-04-29 08:56:00	Oh, and i forgot to mention - When i first did this I coould use menuconfig. Then the rest of it screwed up so I wanted to do it again and this happens!!	Growly (6)
232708	2004-04-30 21:38:00	PLEASE?!	Growly (6)
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