HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies

[tseliot]

thanks, but i was asking what the patches can do, why i have to use them (sorry but i want undertend what i do, to improve my linux knowledge...)

eraclito

You can have a look at Kolivas' webpage: http://members.optusnet.com.au/ckolivas/kernel/

[tseliot]

tseliot, when I get to step 8 and type: sudo make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image kernel_headers modules_image
I get these errors:kernel/sched.c:1231: error: redefinition of ‘cache_delay’
kernel/sched.c:1211: error: previous definition of ‘cache_delay’ was here
kernel/sched.c:1238: error: redefinition of ‘preempt’
kernel/sched.c:1218: error: previous definition of ‘preempt’ was here
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:524: Error: symbol `cache_delay' is already defined
make[2]: *** [kernel/sched.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [kernel] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.14cK1'
make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2

what am I doing wrong I can never get past this step.

I haven't tried all the patches Kolivas has made (and I'm terribly busy right now) but I ask you to delete the directory (type sudo rm /usr/src/linux-2.6.14cK1) and try another patch (ck3) because it might work better. I will test it myself as soon as I have some free time (I have complete my thesis during this week)

[Drifter]

I haven't tried all the patches Kolivas has made (and I'm terribly busy right now) but I ask you to delete the directory (type sudo rm /usr/src/linux-2.6.14cK1) and try another patch (ck3) because it might work better. I will test it myself as soon as I have some free time (I have complete my thesis during this week)

It tells me no such file or directory when I type sudo rm /usr/src/linux-2.6.14ck1
sorry to bother u just let me know when u have time and thanks.

[tseliot]

It tells me no such file or directory when I type sudo rm /usr/src/linux-2.6.14ck1
sorry to bother u just let me know when u have time and thanks.

Forgive me, my mind is a mess in these days. The right command is:

sudo rm -r /usr/src/linux-2.6.14ck1

[Drifter]

Forgive me, my mind is a mess in these days. The right command is:

sudo rm -r /usr/src/linux-2.6.14ck1

It now says this:

rm: cannot remove `/usr/src/linux-2.6.14ck1': No such file or directory

[i3dmaster]

Great Howto, thanks very much!

[joysarba]

Hi tseliot,

I tried the steps but something seems to have gone awry
> uname -r
2.6.12-9-386
> sudo apt-get install linux-tree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-tree

I got the same error for
> sudo apt-get install kernel-package
> sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4
> sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

Have been at it for the last couple of hours but no luck....

[tseliot]

Hi tseliot,

I tried the steps but something seems to have gone awry
> uname -r
2.6.12-9-386
> sudo apt-get install linux-tree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-tree

I got the same error for
> sudo apt-get install kernel-package
> sudo apt-get install gcc-3.4
> sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

Have been at it for the last couple of hours but no luck....

Please post your /etc/apt/sources.list (copy and paste it here)

[joysarba]

Please post your /etc/apt/sources.list (copy and paste it here)

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction tseliot. I added a couple of new repositories and it worked. Thanks!

[Drifter]

How do u enable all repositories, or how do u know if you have them enabled