Master Kernel Thread

[dk75]

Thank for the help. My kernel version is:

sa@sa-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux sa-desktop 2.6.25 #1 Wed May 14 01:47:25 EDT 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

so if I strictly follow the steps of this tutorial to compile the last kernel I think I'll overwrite it.

Bzzz... wrong.

Besides, your kernel filename is visible after:

uname -r

[doktormiod]

Hi,
I used your program Kernelcheck and everything was ok except 1 little thing. It didn't compile restricted-modules and i don't know wheter it's my fault with cofiguration or it's set not to compile it as default. Anyway, fglrx stopped working and i wonder if there's a way to compile restricted modules itself without repeating the whole procedure?

[dk75]

Hi,
I used your program Kernelcheck and everything was ok except 1 little thing. It didn't compile restricted-modules and i don't know wheter it's my fault with cofiguration or it's set not to compile it as default.

Restricted-Modules are different external software package thus it can't be compiled together with kernel. You must dowload sources and compile it by hand.
I've tryed once and... couldn't do it.

Anyway, fglrx stopped working and i wonder if there's a way to compile restricted modules itself without repeating the whole procedure?

Sure. It's the only way. You can't compile it at the moment of kernel compilation. You must compile kernel, install it, boot on it and thereafter you could compile Restricted-Modules.

Some user page or two earlier said that he compiled it - so serach and ask him.

[doktormiod]

Thank you for answer, I must've misunderstood some previous tutorial and i thought that compilation of kernel itself should give me 3 packages.
Sorry i didn't read the whole thread and notice this post 2 pages earlier but 100 p. was just too much for me.

[antisho]

I'm not sure if this is a kernel issue, but when I boot into 2.6.25 and start Compiz, Xorg takes up 99% of the CPU all the time. It doesn't happen with other kernels, so I'm wondering if anyone has a similar issue.

[UniverseA7X]

Hi

I was following this tutorial, when I ran into a problem Fetching the old configuration. I can't run xconfig either. I get the same error. This is what showed up.

root@MacbookLinux:/usr/src/linux# cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config && make oldconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:107:23: error: sys/types.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:108:22: error: sys/stat.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:109:22: error: sys/mman.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:110:20: error: unistd.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:111:19: error: fcntl.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:112:20: error: string.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:113:20: error: stdlib.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:114:19: error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include/syslimits.h:7,
                 from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include/limits.h:11,
                 from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:115:
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.2.3/include/limits.h:122:61: error: limits.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:116:19: error: ctype.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:117:23: error: arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘usage’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:131: error: for each function it appears in.)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:132: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:132: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘print_cmdline’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:140: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:140: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:143: error: ‘NULL’ undeclared here (not in a function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘grow_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:156: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘realloc’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:156: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:158: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘perror’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:158: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘is_defined_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:174: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memcmp’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘define_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:187: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:187: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘use_config’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:206: error: ‘PATH_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:214: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:220: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘tolower’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:222: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:206: warning: unused variable ‘s’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:225: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘size_t’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘parse_config_file’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:227: error: ‘len’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:233: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘ntohl’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:244: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘isalnum’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘strrcmp’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:261: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘strlen’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:261: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘do_config_file’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:272: error: storage size of ‘st’ isn’t known
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:276: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘open’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:276: error: ‘O_RDONLY’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:278: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:278: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:280: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:282: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘fstat’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:284: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘close’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘mmap’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: error: ‘PROT_READ’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: error: ‘MAP_PRIVATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:287: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:294: error: too many arguments to function ‘parse_config_file’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:296: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘munmap’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:272: warning: unused variable ‘st’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: At top level:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:301: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘size_t’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘parse_dep_file’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:304: error: ‘len’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:306: error: ‘PATH_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:308: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘strchr’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:308: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strchr’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:310: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:310: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:311: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:313: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘memcpy’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:314: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘printf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:306: warning: unused variable ‘s’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘print_deps’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:343: error: storage size of ‘st’ isn’t known
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:347: error: ‘O_RDONLY’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:349: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:349: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:351: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:355: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: error: ‘PROT_READ’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: error: ‘MAP_PRIVATE’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:359: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:366: error: too many arguments to function ‘parse_dep_file’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:343: warning: unused variable ‘st’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function ‘traps’:
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:378: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘fprintf’
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:378: error: ‘stderr’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:380: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘exit’
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
root@MacbookLinux:/usr/src/linux#

Any help is appreciated.

[unutbu]

UniverseA7X, it looks like the appropriate config file does not exist in /boot/.

Please post

ls -l /boot
uname -r
ls -la /usr/src/linux/.config*

[UniverseA7X]

UniverseA7X, it looks like the appropriate config file does not exist in /boot/.

Please post

ls -l /boot
uname -r
ls -la /usr/src/linux/.config*

ls -l /boot

Result:

total 56376
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  422607 2008-04-10 09:51 abi-2.6.24-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  422667 2008-05-01 10:59 abi-2.6.24-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  422667 2008-05-28 19:39 abi-2.6.24-18-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   79964 2008-04-10 09:51 config-2.6.24-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   80071 2008-05-01 10:59 config-2.6.24-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   80071 2008-05-28 19:39 config-2.6.24-18-generic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root  999    4096 2008-06-05 13:10 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  999 8149989 2008-05-31 21:05 initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7765601 2008-04-22 11:44 initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7904282 2008-06-02 21:15 initrd.img-2.6.24-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7867037 2008-06-01 14:40 initrd.img-2.6.24-17-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7904336 2008-06-05 13:10 initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7904397 2008-06-05 13:10 initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  103204 2007-09-28 03:06 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  899892 2008-04-10 09:51 System.map-2.6.24-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  905012 2008-05-01 10:59 System.map-2.6.24-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  905012 2008-05-28 19:39 System.map-2.6.24-18-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1904248 2008-04-10 09:51 vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1921944 2008-05-01 10:59 vmlinuz-2.6.24-17-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1921528 2008-05-28 19:39 vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic

uname -r

Result:

2.6.24-18-generic

ls -la /usr/src/linux/.config*

Result:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 80071 2008-06-05 13:30 /usr/src/linux/.config

[unutbu]

Okay, I was wrong. Your config is present.
Let's look at the first error

scripts/basic/fixdep.c:107:23: error: sys/types.h: No such file or directory

% dpkg -S sys/types.h
libc6-dev: /usr/include/sys/types.h

Do you have libc6-dev installed?

[UniverseA7X]

I didn't have it installed, but i did install it and i got the exact output you posted. should I try configuration again?