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Hi,
I am working with a Redhat 9 PC and I am trying to have a "straight" 2.4 kernel. I do it to be able to execute some special patches that doesn't work on customised Redhat 2.4 kernels.
I have currently a 2.4.20-8 kernel and I do not succed in compiling any vanilla 2.4 kernel from www.kernel.org.
To compile a 2.4.20-8, I go in /usr/src/linux-2.4 an I simply execute :
make mrproper
make olconfig
make xconfig
make dep clean bzImage
make modules
make modules install
then I install properly the kernel and everything is allright
To compile the 2.4.20 kernel, I do exactly the same thing. Every thing looks good untill make modules. At make modules, I only have "nothing to do" messages and modules are not compliled ! I tryed with 2.4.22 and 2.4.28 kernels and the same problem happens. I also try to execute commands from a symbolic link /usr/src/linux with linux->linuw-2.4.20, but it didn't change anything.
What is wrong in what I do ?
Is there any trick to compile a vanilla 2.4 kernel on redhat 9 ?
Should I use another distribution to have a 2.4 vanilla kernel on my PC ?
imported your config?
Silly question: Maybe the 'nothing to do' means, what it says: modules are not enabled and therefore there is nothing to do? Are you sure you imported the config (usually in (/usr/src/linux/).config, or saved by you with 'Save an Alternate Configuration File') before doing make oldconfig or via the 'Load an Alternate Configuration File' option in menuconfig/xconfig?
At least I never encountered another reason for this message than the obvious no-modules-enabled.
you're right ! It was surely a config issue !
I stupidly made the make oldconfig with the new kernel sources !
I made a copy of an old .config a few days ago with my ancient kernel. Now I put the new sources, I make mrproper, copy thre old .conf in /usr/src/linux and goes on the kernel compilation. Everything looks to be allright - at this time, my redhat PC is compiling the modules !!!
I will tell you the final result
cheers
Successful kernel recompilation
Thanks, I didn't import the config correctly.
Now, I booted on my vanilla kernel and everyting is allright.
Happy new year to you and to everybody !
Congratulation
Congratulation Ireneeb !
Your are my linux-menthor !
Jef