kernel 2.6.3 sym53c8xx issue, PLEASE HELP

mpdegroat · 03-05-2004, 12:01 PM

Hello All:

I really need some help. I have been Linux user for quite some time but this is the first time I've tried to compile my own kernel.

I downloaded the source from kernel.org. It compiles fine.
I ran:

make mrproper
make menuconfig
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install

Then when I try... mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.3numerica.img 2.6.3numerica I get the following error and it's baffling me completely.

No module sym53c8xx found for kernel 2.6.3numerica

I haven't a clue on how fix it?!

Please help!

Thanks,

Michael

Andrew Benton · 03-05-2004, 03:28 PM

If I were you I would do away with make clean, make bzImage and make modules as you don't need them with 2.6 kernels. Just type make. At the end I would copy the kernel and System.map to /boot and the only other thing I would do is select gcc-2.95.3, but some people use other compilers so I guess that's up to you. Try

Code:

make mrproper
make menuconfig
make
make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/nameofkernel
cp System.map /boot

I would do

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux && cp .config ../config && make mrproper && cp ../config .config && make menuconfig
make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc && make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules_install && cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel && cp System.map /boot && init 6