Other Help Topics :: Compile Kernel

Hi im a complete newb to linux I am trying to compile kernel (mainly to include ext3 support non module).

Through random trial and error I have gotten to the point of “make bzImage”, however it eventually fails. Im guessing my src files are stuffed.

Could you please tell me which source files I need to compile kernel and where to get them?

I have tried the kernel.dsl package… but I couldn’t even get a make menuconfig.
I downloaded the 2.4.26 source via apt get… this allowed me to do a make menuconfig but make bzImage error’d out on me.

Any help really appreciated.

always try myDSL if its available first - especially for something like kernel source.

Thnx for reply,

i did try kernel source . dsl package by itself... but that seems to be insufficient for a make menuconfig. should the mydsl package (and gcc obviously) be enough to recompile the kernel?

menuconfig requires libncurses afaik.

Yes, it should be fine otherwise.

Yeach... i already had that... menuconfig went fine.

make bzImage eventually craps itself at pci driver... specifically name.c This is a common problem... luckely i dont need pci drivers.

Now it craps itself creating check.o Again others have experienced this problem... but i am unable to find a solution that works

sooo... back to win98 for a picture frame project (which obviously requires auto recovery from crash/power outage/power button) hence my original need for kernel ext3 support.

DSL is still a great distro for old putas.

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