"make oldconfig" not working
 

I just installed kernel 2.6.4-52 in suse 9.0 using Yast but when i try doing make oldconfig i get the following error:

linux:~ # cd /usr/src/linux
linux:/usr/src/linux # make oldconfig
-include /var/adm/running-kernel.make

The .config file is a merged configuration; please remove it by hand before creating your own. You can use one of the files arch/i386/defconfig.* as a template.

make[1]: *** [check-meta] Error 1
make: *** [oldconfig] Error 2.

can anyone tell me why this is happening or how to fix it please, any help would be appreciated

Re: "make oldconfig" not working
 

You forgot to copy the old config file to the /usr/src/linux?

where is the old config file located.

In your old kernels source directory?

Some distro's also put them in /boot/

You could e.g. try a (from the current source dir)
cp /boot/config-<kernel-version-mumble> .config


If you get the same error the config file that came
with that kernel is rubbish (as the error message
suggested, and you want to start with a clean one).



Cheers,
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