Problems compiling kernel 2.6.8.1 (make bzImage)

omegaworks · 08-18-2004, 12:06 PM

Hello everyone. Im trying to follow DrOzz's excellant thread about compiling kernels. Im compiling the 2.6.8.1 kernel from source, all was well until I tryed executing "make bzImage"

Here's what the console gave me:

Code:

debian:/home/src/kernel/linux# make bzImage
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/i386/Kconfig
#
# using defaults found in .config
#
  SPLIT   include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
  CHK     include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
  CC      init/main.o
  CHK     include/linux/compile.h
  CC      init/do_mounts.o
  LD      init/mounts.o
  LD      init/built-in.o
scripts/Makefile.build:13: usr/Makefile: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `usr/Makefile'.  Stop.
make: *** [usr] Error 2

Im not sure what to do from here.
Replies are appreciated

kevinalm · 08-18-2004, 12:30 PM

I'm guessing here, but I suspect that imported a .config file without subsequently running make oldconfig (or menuconfig,or xconfig). The kernel compile does not directly use .config. .config is input to one of the config tools which creates Makefiles in accord with .config. The make bzImage (and make and make modules_install) use these created Makefiles directly.

omegaworks · 08-18-2004, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kevinalm
I'm guessing here, but I suspect that imported a .config file without subsequently running make oldconfig (or menuconfig,or xconfig). The kernel compile does not directly use .config. .config is input to one of the config tools which creates Makefiles in accord with .config. The make bzImage (and make and make modules_install) use these created Makefiles directly.

That's odd... I ran make xconfig and chose the options for my kernel. I then went to File > Save As in the xconfig menu, and saved the options as .config (the default, already-imputted, filename) in /home/src/kernel/linux-2.6.8.1 (the default, already-navagated-to directory).

Is there something else I have to do?

kevinalm · 08-18-2004, 06:54 PM

Well, that shoots down my idea. xconfig should take care of the problem I suggested. It's a rather strange error, not being able to find one of the recursive Makefiles. Something went very badly wrong. Maybe a corrupt download of the kernel source?