Kernel compilation help????

budman267 · 06-17-2004, 06:52 PM

Hey everyone! I'm new here, but definitely know my way around pretty much computer anything. Although, I am still learning the nuances of linux. That being said, here's my problem:

I am in the process of updating my kernel. I've just finished the 'make bzImage' step and my problem is that I don't know where the compiled kernel is stored or what it's called. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Oh yeah, i'm using Red Hat 9

DrOzz · 06-17-2004, 07:10 PM

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budman267 · 06-17-2004, 07:23 PM

So, the filename is going to be 'bzImage'? I couldn't find it. Does that mean that there were errors in the compilation?

LavaDevil94 · 06-17-2004, 08:16 PM

bzImage should be in your_kernel_dir/arch/i386. Copy it to /boot, and make sure that your bootloader is configured to point to it.

budman267 · 06-17-2004, 08:23 PM

Hmmm...it wasn't there. Does that mean it didn't compile correctly?

What are some reasons that might cause it to not compile correctly? Maybe I can figure it out somehow.

LavaDevil94 · 06-17-2004, 09:00 PM

Try again with this command:
make dep bzImage modules modules_install

budman267 · 06-18-2004, 12:35 AM

I tried it and it didn't work. Here's my error, if it helps:

Code:

make[4]:*** [tdfx_drv.o] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.26/linux-2.4.26/drivers/char/drm'
make[3]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.26/linux-2.4.26/drivers/char/drm'
make[2]: *** ]_subdir_drm] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.26/linux-2.4.26/drivers/char'
make[1]: *** [_subdir_char] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.26/linux-2.4.26/drivers'
make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2

budman267 · 06-18-2004, 08:14 AM