Error during "make install" on kernel-2.6 test11

jcksrobbins · 12-08-2003, 07:20 PM

Due to a recent surgery I have a lot of time on my hands so I thought I would try to compile a kernel for the first time on Mandrake 9.2. I copied the instructions in the sticky thread over at the Slackware forum and everything went fine until I did make install and I get the following:

Code:

[root@J2 linux-2.6.0-test11]# make install
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
  CHK     include/linux/compile.h
Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready
sh /home/jeff/linux-2.6.0-test11/arch/i386/boot/install.sh 2.6.0-test11 arch/i386/boot/bzImage System.map ""
There is no /lib/modules/2.6.0-test11, skipping creation of initrd
There was an error when generating initrd try to do a :
/sbin/mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.0-test11.img 2.6.0-test11
and see the errors

Any chance someone could decipher this and point me in the right direction?

/bin/bash · 12-08-2003, 08:01 PM

There is no /lib/modules/2.6.0-test11

You need to run make modules_install

jcksrobbins · 12-08-2003, 09:50 PM

OK, I've done make modules install but I seem to have run into another issue:

Code:

Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready
sh /home/jeff/linux-2.6.0-test11/arch/i386/boot/install.sh 2.6.0-test11 arch/i386/boot/bzImage System.map ""
look like there was a problem, the default vmlinuz version is not the same
of the initrd
which mean you have a mdk kernel and not a mdk initrd you may go in trouble

I have checked and I do have a initrd for the new kernel in the /boot directory. Or do I need to change the default in lilo to the new kernel?

/bin/bash · 12-09-2003, 02:22 PM

Go to /boot and do this:
mkinitrd initrd-2.6.0-test11.img 2.6.0-test11

Then edit /etc/lilo.conf and make sure the image=vmlinuz-2.6.0-test11 section also has a line like this:
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.0-test11.img

Save lilo.conf and run lilo again.

jcksrobbins · 12-09-2003, 03:51 PM

Hey thanks! That did it. I am up and running on my new kernel today.

I could have sworn there was initrd for the new kernel last night. Of course, I am on some heavy duty pain medication right now... so who knows.

HMMMM....Maybe its not such a good idea to compile your first kernel when you are doped-up on pain pills!

/bin/bash · 12-11-2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Maybe its not such a good idea to compile your first kernel when you are doped-up on pain pills!

hehe, sometimes I think it might help.