HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies

[tseliot]

r4ik@compu:~$ sudo rm -r /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12
Password:
rm: cannot remove `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12': Onbekend bestand of map
r4ik@compu:~$

Cant do anything about it sorry.
Unknown.

sudo rm -f /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12

OR if it doesn't work

sudo nautilus (or "sudo konqueror" if you use KDE) (so as to use the gui filemanager)
get to /usr/src
right click on the "linux-source-2.6.12" folder and select "move to trash"

Then close nautilus (or konqueror) and do

cd /usr/src
sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2

[r4ik]

r4ik@compu:~$ sudo rm -f /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12
r4ik@compu:~$ cd /usr/src
r4ik@compu:/usr/src$
r4ik@compu:/usr/src$ sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2
tar: linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2: Kan niet open: Onbekend bestand of map
tar: Fout is niet herstelbaar: er wordt nu afgesloten
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Afsluitcode uitgesteld na eerdere fouten
r4ik@compu:/usr/src$

cant open unknown dir. tar:no recovery close down after previous mistakes (short translation)

[r4ik]

I have to go now can get four hours of sleep before work.
Thanks for your time.
Perhaps a solution will pop up later.
Have a nice day.
Night that is since you are located in Italy.

[tseliot]

r4ik@compu:~$ sudo rm -f /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.12
r4ik@compu:~$ cd /usr/src
r4ik@compu:/usr/src$
r4ik@compu:/usr/src$ sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2
tar: linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2: Kan niet open: Onbekend bestand of map
tar: Fout is niet herstelbaar: er wordt nu afgesloten
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Afsluitcode uitgesteld na eerdere fouten
r4ik@compu:/usr/src$

cant open unknown dir. tar:no recovery close down after previous mistakes (short translation)

sudo apt-get install linux-source

cd /usr/src
ls (POST THE OUTPUT if you have any problems)
You should be able to see the following file among the other elements of the list:
linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2

Then:
sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-source-2.6.12.tar.bz2

[anatole]

thank you very much, this was an excellent help to get my it8212 gigaraid to work by setting up kernel 2.6.14.4...
i have one problem now, however. when i boot with the new kernel, one of my two hard disks cannot be accessed. my hard drives are organized like this:
/dev/hda1 - windows partition ntfs
/dev/hda2 - ext3 partition

/dev/hdb1 - linux swap partition
/dev/hdb2 - linux root partition (ext3)
/dev/hdb3 - fat32 partition
/dev/hdb4 - another ext3 partition

so, my hda partitions don't get mounted during boot (despite they are listed in fstab), nor can i mount them later (i get the "already mounted or <mounttarget> is busy" message, however, theyre not mounted according to umount and mtab, and i cannot mount them to even a freshly created directory). the two hard disks are on the same standard IDE slot, so i cannot really understand why this is happening. any help?

[tseliot]

thank you very much, this was an excellent help to get my it8212 gigaraid to work by setting up kernel 2.6.14.4...
i have one problem now, however. when i boot with the new kernel, one of my two hard disks cannot be accessed. my hard drives are organized like this:
/dev/hda1 - windows partition ntfs
/dev/hda2 - ext3 partition

/dev/hdb1 - linux swap partition
/dev/hdb2 - linux root partition (ext3)
/dev/hdb3 - fat32 partition
/dev/hdb4 - another ext3 partition

so, my hda partitions don't get mounted during boot (despite they are listed in fstab), nor can i mount them later (i get the "already mounted or <mounttarget> is busy" message, however, theyre not mounted according to umount and mtab, and i cannot mount them to even a freshly created directory). the two hard disks are on the same standard IDE slot, so i cannot really understand why this is happening. any help?

1) If you use GNOME please select the following things from the menu:
System/Administration/Disks

Select the harddisk you can't access
click on the partition tab and tell me what it's written there.

2) I haven't tried 2.6.14.4 yet but did you try with another (older) version of the kernel?

[anatole]

1) If you use GNOME please select the following things from the menu:
System/Administration/Disks

Select the harddisk you can't access
click on the partition tab and tell me what it's written there.

they differ from the working ones at the line "Status:" - it says inaccessible with hda1 and hda2; when i click one "enable" , nothing happens.

2) I haven't tried 2.6.14.4 yet but did you try with another (older) version of the kernel?

i didn't. i will try with 2.6.13, however, if i'll have the time (there would be no point for me in using kernel 2.6.12, as it does not support my raid), and if what i posted above doesn't help.

[tseliot]

they differ from the working ones at the line "Status:" - it says inaccessible with hda1 and hda2; when i click one "enable" , nothing happens.



i didn't. i will try with 2.6.13, however, if i'll have the time (there would be no point for me in using kernel 2.6.12, as it does not support my raid), and if what i posted above doesn't help.

I have never used two harddisks using raid. Sorry for my ignorance in that field

For this reason I recommend you to start a new thread in the "Hardware Help" section

[r4ik]

For tseliot.
I havent been able to install the kernel.
System just will not install it.(noob thing has nothing to do with the howto)
I managed to install the k7 (synaptic) and i will keep it for a while.
Thanks again for your time and maybe i will return to the
subject when i am more able to compile kernels.
r4ik.

[anatole]

you misunderstood me, the hard drives are on one completely standard ide slot.
the raid support is needed for the cdrom drivers (there are only place on my motherboard there for them) and with the new kernel they work perfectly.

so, the funny thing is, the two hard drives are on the same slot, not raid but ide, and one works, another doesn't...