I was following the kernel compilation tips, but after the compile, I don't have a new system.map. Any ideas why?

Barbara

What were the exact steps you followed?

Unpacked the source to usr/src
made 'linux' link
ran gconfig
ran 'make bzImage'
copied the resulting file to /boot
ran 'make modules' and 'make modules_install'

I couldn't find system.map, so just to be sure, I updated slocate and searched. no joy except for the original ones from the Slack kernel.

Barbara

I'm not familiar with gconfig (is that a Gnome version of xconfig?), but it's a good idea to run 'make mrproper' before doing your config of choice; and then run 'make dep' after config (at least up to 2.4 kernels, I think 2.6 skips 'make dep'). Then do 'make bzImage'.

It's also a good idea to read through /usr/src/linux/README ;-)

One bit of advice, 'make mrproper' will wipe out your existing .config file, so if you've already chosen several of your kernel options, you should back that up first.

[edit]Obvious and trivial afterthought: try to locate System.map, not system.map[/edit]

Enjoy!
--- Cerbere

Don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem...