I'm sorry about this silly questions.....but I really courious about maki bootsplash on my slack10.2 (kernel 2.6.13)
I have downloaded "bootsplash" package for 10.2 from www.linuxpackages.net and installed....
then I downloaded http://www.bootsplash.de/files/boots....6-2.6.13.diff and make patch to my kernel.....( btw I have ATI driver 8.16.20 installed)

and I follow the howto to enable "bootsplash" on the kernel.........

but I always get an error messages after do "make" on my /usr/src/linux......it said--->
root@darkstar:/usr/src/linux# make
CHK include/linux/version.h
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
CHK include/linux/compile.h
CHK usr/initramfs_list
CC arch/i386/mm/fault.o
LD arch/i386/mm/built-in.o
CC kernel/power/console.o
LD kernel/power/built-in.o
GZIP kernel/config_data.gz
IKCFG kernel/config_data.h
CC kernel/configs.o
LD kernel/built-in.o
CC drivers/char/tty_io.o
CC drivers/char/vt_ioctl.o
CC drivers/char/vc_screen.o
CC drivers/char/consolemap.o
CC drivers/char/selection.o
CC drivers/char/keyboard.o
CC drivers/char/vt.o
LD drivers/char/built-in.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/atyfb_base.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/mach64_accel.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/mach64_cursor.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/mach64_gx.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/mach64_ct.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/radeon_base.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/radeon_pm.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/radeon_monitor.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/radeon_accel.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/radeon_i2c.o
LD [M] drivers/video/aty/atyfb.o
CC [M] drivers/video/aty/aty128fb.o
LD [M] drivers/video/aty/radeonfb.o
CC [M] drivers/video/backlight/lcd.o
CC [M] drivers/video/backlight/backlight.o
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.o', needed by `drivers/video/bootsplash/built-in.o'. Stop.
make[2]: *** [drivers/video/bootsplash] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2
make: *** [drivers] Error 2
root@darkstar:/usr/src/linux#

does anyone know why? and how to enable "bootsplash" on slack correctly?
thanx

That's really odd. Try issuing just one command inside the kernel source tree.

make bzImage modules modules_install

Did U patch the correct kernel?

yea, he said he was using the 2.6.13 kernel and that's a 2.6.13 patch.... You shouldn't be issuing a solitary "make" from within the kernel tree anyway... Whether or not that's a problem, I have my doubts... Still, it's worthwhile to try the command above. It sound like he might hit the same problem when it comes to making "modules"...

I'm with xowl on this one, maybe /usr/src/linux points to the old 2.4 kernel source. It should work if it's the correct kernel.

ahh.. Didn't even think of that. Good point. I never make symlinks anymore in /usr/src because it's never used for anything. Except for the ocassional goofup...

the /usr/src/linux is belong to 2.6.13....

Weird, you may want to try this then:

thanx for quick respond....
Ok I will try that.....hope that not ruin my slack :-)

btw after do make menuconfig then save it and do make && make modules_install ?

Yes, those commands are for "cleaning" the files from previous compilations.