How To Compile the new 2.6.16 kernel from kernel.org

[dcstar]

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does kernel-image-2.6.16-cks4_ck3_i386.deb need to have permisions changed? and, is that what I want to install?

Thanks
Justbill

Just make sure you type the exact same .deb name in, or make sure you only have your latest compiled .deb in that directory and type:

sudo dpkg -i *deb

[Phlod]

I can't make xconfig? When I try it puts out this perplexing output:

root@zim:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig
scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

qconf: cannot connect to X server :0.0
make[1]: *** [xconfig] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

No idea why it wouldn't be able to connect to the server. It's running, I'm using it right now.

[dcstar]

ok, I linked to the desktop patch. Should I rewrite the tutorial for the newest kernel or should I wait until a new kernel comes out ?

Rewrite it so people have to find the latest patch, and then tweak the scripts to use it themselves.

[dcstar]

I can't make xconfig? When I try it puts out this perplexing output:

root@zim:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig
scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

qconf: cannot connect to X server :0.0
make[1]: *** [xconfig] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

No idea why it wouldn't be able to connect to the server. It's running, I'm using it right now.

I believe xconfig is a KDE app, do you have the various kdelibs packages installed?

[ludzter]

I now have about 6 diffrent Kernels in my menu.lst , but how do i completly remove a old or non working kernel, i figure it might be pretty stupid to something wrong here, and have to it all over again.

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.16-cks3
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-cks3
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-cks3

Only these 2 that i have to remove? ill think i need a step by step howto here

[Justbill]

Just make sure you type the exact same .deb name in, or make sure you only have your latest compiled .deb in that directory and type:

sudo dpkg -i *deb

Thanks dcstar! One of these days I'll learn to NOT try this stuff when half asleep! Thanks for noticing the typo in my last attempt (do I feel stupid).

New Kernel is working great!

Thanks Again!

Justbill

[towsonu2003]

12. Now we are going to import your current kernel configuration:

13. Now import it: Make sure to replace the kernel version in this following command from the one from uname -r.

14. Configure the kernel:

It seems the imported /boot/config-blabla is not very "compatible" with the latest kernels. It misses a lot of options originally present in Ubuntu's kernel (the output on the terminal when typed "sudo make xconfig" shows the incompatible arguments in .config I guess). And you have to manually go in there and double check everything (which I can't do, bc I'm clueless )

One example is iptables. The new config made from the old one totally misses the iptables configuration in the kernel. With the new kernel, you don't have a firewall anymore. To fix that, check out: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=151824

[xXx 0wn3d xXx]

I now have about 6 diffrent Kernels in my menu.lst , but how do i completly remove a old or non working kernel, i figure it might be pretty stupid to something wrong here, and have to it all over again.

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.16-cks3
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-cks3
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-cks3

Only these 2 that i have to remove? ill think i need a step by step howto here

Synaptic. Then search for kernel and find it. The name should be something like "linux-image-2.6.**.*" Where the * are the name then click the box on the left and select "Remove Completly."

[towsonu2003]

Synaptic. Then search for kernel and find it. The name should be something like "linux-image-2.6.**.*" Where the * are the name then click the box on the left and select "Remove Completly."

just to correct, it will say kernel-image-blabla. Just make sure you're not uninstalling the wrong kernel, and I think you shouldn't uninstall a kernel while you are running on it

To make sure you're not removing the kernel you're using, use uname -r.

[plush]

Great thread... however I ran into some problems, which I'm sure are powerpc-related, who knows... I was hoping someone could shed some light on this.

I followed your directions, except I didn't implement the patch or rename the directory, though I don't think that should matter. After doing "make kpkg-clean", and then the command to "make-kpkg -initrd kernel_image", it starts doing it's thing for quite some time (15-20 min) and then it stops with at the following:

ld: drivers/built-in.o section .init.text exceeds stub group size
ld: arch/powerpc/kernel/built-in.o section .init.text exceeds stub group size
ld: init/built-in.o section .init.text exceeds stub group size
ld: net/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: drivers/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: block/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: security/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: ipc/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: fs/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: mm/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: kernel/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: arch/powerpc/platforms/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: arch/powerpc/kernel/built-in.o section .text exceeds stub group size
ld: arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.o section .text exceeds stub group size
drivers/built-in.o: In function `.platinumfb_probe':platinumfb.c:(.text+0x84a0c): undefined reference to `.nvram_read_byte'
:platinumfb.c:(.text+0x84ab0): undefined reference to `.nvram_read_byte'
drivers/built-in.o: In function `.imsttfb_probe':imsttfb.c:(.text+0x88334): undefined reference to `.nvram_read_byte'
:imsttfb.c:(.text+0x88358): undefined reference to `.nvram_read_byte'
drivers/built-in.o: In function `.control_init':controlfb.c:(.init.text+0x52ec): undefined reference to `.nvram_read_byte'
drivers/built-in.o:controlfb.c:(.init.text+0x54dc): more undefined references to `.nvram_read_byte' follow
make[1]: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16'
make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2

I used the old config from my config-2.6.15-19-powerpc64-smp. And I used gconfig.