How To Compile the new 2.6.16 kernel from kernel.org

[neuropsychguy]

I was on step 13 or so (can't remember which one now but it is below) and I got this huge error message. What's wrong? I'm fairly new to Linux so I don't know too mcuh.

root@*******:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig

HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/split-include
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
  CHECK   qt
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
sed < scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h > scripts/kconfig/lkc_defs.h 's/P(\([^,]*\),.*/#define \1 (\*\1_p)/'
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
/usr/bin/moc -i scripts/kconfig/qconf.h -o scripts/kconfig/qconf.moc
  HOSTCXX scripts/kconfig/qconf.o
  HOSTLD  scripts/kconfig/qconf
scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
  Major opcode:  144
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166
  Major opcode:  144
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
#
# using defaults found in .config
#
.config:19:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CLEAN_COMPILE
.config:39:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol KOBJECT_UEVENT
.config:54:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CC_ALIGN_FUNCTIONS
.config:55:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CC_ALIGN_LABELS
.config:56:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CC_ALIGN_LOOPS
.config:57:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CC_ALIGN_JUMPS
.config:67:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol OBSOLETE_MODPARM
.config:144:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ENABLE_ALT_SMP
.config:170:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 05GB
.config:171:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 1GB
.config:172:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 2GB
.config:173:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 3GB
.config:216:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ACPI_SBS
.config:227:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ACPI_PCC
.config:228:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ACPI_SONY
.config:236:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ACPI_TC1100
.config:237:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ACPI_INITRD
.config:238:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ACPI_DEV
.config:310:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PCI_LEGACY_PROC
.config:344:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PCMCIA_PROBE_MEM
.config:485:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT
.config:487:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_MAC
.config:488:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE
.config:489:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_MARK
.config:490:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT
.config:495:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_AH_ESP
.config:496:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH
.config:498:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS
.config:499:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER
.config:500:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_STATE
.config:501:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK
.config:503:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_PHYSDEV
.config:505:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_REALM
.config:506:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_SCTP
.config:507:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_DCCP
.config:508:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_COMMENT
.config:509:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_CONNMARK
.config:510:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_CONNBYTES
.config:512:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_STRING
.config:518:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_TARGET_NFQUEUE
.config:535:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_TARGET_MARK
.config:536:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_TARGET_CLASSIFY
.config:538:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_TARGET_CONNMARK
.config:541:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_TARGET_NOTRACK
.config:551:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_LIMIT
.config:552:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_MAC
.config:557:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT
.config:559:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_MARK
.config:561:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_AHESP
.config:562:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_LENGTH
.config:564:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_MATCH_PHYSDEV
.config:568:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_TARGET_NFQUEUE
.config:570:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP6_NF_TARGET_MARK
.config:619:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_DCCP_UNLOAD_HACK
.config:838:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IEEE80211_1_1_13
.config:839:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IEEE80211_1_1_13_CRYPT_WEP
.config:840:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IEEE80211_1_1_13_CRYPT_CCMP
.config:841:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IEEE80211_1_1_13_CRYPT_TKIP
.config:904:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MTD_CFI_AMDSTD_RETRY
.config:949:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MTD_BLKMTD
.config:1053:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol BLK_DEV_CLOOP
.config:1064:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol BLK_DEV_GNBD
.config:1085:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol BLK_DEV_IDEACPI
.config:1094:warning: symbol value 'm' invalid for BLK_DEV_IDEPNP
.config:1126:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PDC202XX_FORCE
.config:1169:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SCSI_SPI2_ATTRS
.config:1177:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SAS_CLASS
.config:1178:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SAS_DEBUG
.config:1192:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SCSI_AIC94XX
.config:1193:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol AIC94XX_DEBUG
.config:1212:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SCSI_ARCMSR
.config:1234:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SCSI_SATA_ACPI
.config:1282:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SCSI_QLA2XXX
.config:1287:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SCSI_QLA6312
.config:1390:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IEEE1394_CMP
.config:1544:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol R1000
.config:1567:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_IPG
.config:1618:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IPW2100_FS_AMILO_M7400.config:1640:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ADM8211
.config:1651:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol WLAN_NG
.config:1652:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PRISM2
.config:1653:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PRISM2_USB
.config:1654:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PRISM2_PCI
.config:1655:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PRISM2_PLX
.config:1656:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PRISM2_CS
.config:1657:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_ACX
.config:1658:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_ACX_PCI
.config:1659:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_ACX_USB
.config:1667:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PRISM54_SOFTMAC
.config:1668:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_RT2600
.config:1669:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_RT2500
.config:1670:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_RT2400
.config:1671:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_RTL818X
.config:1672:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_RTL8187
.config:1673:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IPW3945
.config:1674:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IPW3945_DEBUG
.config:1675:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IPW3945_MONITOR
.config:1676:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_MRV8K
.config:1725:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol VENDOR_SANGOMA
.config:1791:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NDISWRAPPER
.config:1943:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_DRV
.config:1944:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_MEMDEBUG
.config:1945:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_AVM_FRITZ
.config:1946:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_HFCPCI
.config:1947:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_HFCMULTI
.config:1948:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_HFCUSB
.config:1949:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_SPEEDFAX
.config:1950:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_W6692
.config:1951:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MISDN_DSP
.config:2030:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol INPUT_ACERHK
.config:2055:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ECC
.config:2084:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SERIAL_8250_ACPI
.config:2284:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SENSORS_RTC8564
.config:2286:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol RTC_X1205_I2C
.config:2296:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol W1_MATROX
.config:2297:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol W1_DS9490
.config:2298:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol W1_DS9490_BRIDGE
.config:2299:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol W1_THERM
.config:2300:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol W1_SMEM
.config:2302:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol W1_DS2433_CRC
.config:2350:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol AVERATEC_5100P
.config:2351:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PACKARDBELL_E5
.config:2405:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol VIDEO_AUDIO_DECODER
.config:2406:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol VIDEO_DECODER
.config:2502:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol DVB_TDA80XX
.config:2524:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol DVB_ATMEL_AT76C651
.config:2532:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol DVB_NXT2002
.config:2545:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol DXR3
.config:2546:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol EM8300
.config:2547:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol EM8300_LOOPBACK
.config:2548:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol EM8300_UCODETIMEOUT
.config:2549:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol EM8300_DICOMFIX
.config:2550:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol EM8300_DICOMCTRL
.config:2551:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol EM8300_DICOMPAL
.config:2552:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ADV717X
.config:2553:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ADV717X_SWAP
.config:2554:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ADV717X_PIXELPORT16BIT.config:2555:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ADV717X_PIXELPORTPAL
.config:2556:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol BT865
.config:2582:warning: symbol value 'm' invalid for FB_VESA
.config:2603:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol FB_RADEON_OLD
.config:2611:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol FB_ATY_XL_INIT
.config:2630:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol FB_IMAC
.config:2680:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SND_GENERIC_DRIVER
.config:2793:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol BT_ALSA
.config:2799:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol OBSOLETE_OSS_DRIVER
.config:2867:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol OBSOLETE_OSS_USB_DRIVER
.config:2908:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_MTOUCH
.config:2909:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_ITMTOUCH
.config:2910:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_EGALAX
.config:2917:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_SYNAPTICS
.config:2918:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_CPADDEV
.config:2939:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_QC
.config:2940:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_SPCA5XX
.config:2941:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_PODXTPRO
.config:2943:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_OV511_DECOMP
.config:2944:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_OV518_DECOMP
.config:2968:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_EAGLE
.config:2969:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_ZD1211
.config:2970:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_ATMEL
.config:2971:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol USB_RT2570
.config:3179:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol RELAYFS_FS
.config:3188:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ASFS_FS
.config:3189:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ASFS_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE
.config:3190:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol ASFS_RW
.config:3209:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SQUASHFS
.config:3210:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SQUASHFS_1_0_COMPATIBILITY
.config:3211:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SQUASHFS_2_0_COMPATIBILITY
.config:3219:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol UNION_FS
.config:3266:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol GFS_FS
.config:3267:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol GFS_FS_LOCK_HARNESS
.config:3388:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol SECURITY_REALTIME
.config:3453:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CLUSTER
.config:3459:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol X86_HT_DISABLE
make[1]: *** wait: No child processes.  Stop.
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** wait: No child processes.  Stop.
make: *** wait: No child processes.  Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make: *** wait: No child processes.  Stop. 

[ravpaul]

1. Download the patch and apply it to an old kernel directoy (2.6.16.20, etc.

What is the command to do this? As I am still unable to compile the kernel from scratch. Where do I download the ck patches from?

[xXx 0wn3d xXx]

What is the command to do this? As I am still unable to compile the kernel from scratch. Where do I download the ck patches from?

Ck, performance patches, can be found here. Patches for upgrading your kernel can be found on the kernel.org homepage.

[mibadt]

Hi,
I tried to follow the outline procedure to upgrade my Kubuntu 6.0.6 (fully updated) from (current) kernel 2.6.15-25-386 to 2.6.17.1 (full kernel, no patches).
The first 12 stages were OK. Entering stage 13 (make xconfig) it erred stating it can't connect to the X server (output follows). Please advise !

TIA

====last stage output========
root@Atlantis:/usr/src/linux# pwd
/usr/src/linux
root@Atlantis:/usr/src/linux# uname -r
2.6.15-25-386
root@Atlantis:/usr/src/linux# cp /boot/config-2.6.15-25-386 .config
root@Atlantis:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig
CHECK qt
sed < scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h > scripts/kconfig/lkc_defs.h 's/P(\([^,]*\),.*/#define \1 (\*\1_p)/'
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
/usr/bin/moc -i scripts/kconfig/qconf.h -o scripts/kconfig/qconf.moc
HOSTCXX scripts/kconfig/qconf.o
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/qconf
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
=========end of output=========

[jamuir]

don't do "make xconfig" as root. root does not have permission to use the xserver (i.e. the display).

from your normal account, do this:

sudo make xconfig

-James

[OPaul]

Whenever I use this method to install a new kernel I loose the use of my Toshiba hotkeys, like display brightness. I copied the .config file over like it says to do, so shouldn't whatever option it is that corresponds to them get checked?

[haani]

has anyone got Graphics Card and Wireless working on Acer Aspire 5672 after u install kernel 2.6.17??

[jeremytaylor]

I can't seem to get the fglrx module to compile. I've installed the source with
sudo apt-get install fglrx-kernel-source
as suggested in the guide but when i make the kernel package i get
IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 CC="gcc-4.0" /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x -f Makefile SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux KBUILD_PARAMS="-C /usr/src/linux SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x"
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x'
make[3]: Makefile: No such file or directory
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile'. Stop.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x'
make[2]: *** [build-stamp] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel'
make[1]: *** [kdist_image] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel'
Module /usr/src/modules/fglrx-kernel failed.
Hit return to Continue

Any suggestions?
Jeremy

[unique]

Ck, performance patches, can be found here. Patches for upgrading your kernel can be found on the kernel.org homepage.

xXx 0wn3d xXx So do you always need to use the Ck patch with the same version of the kernel? Like 2.6.17 kernel you would want to use the patch-2.6.17-ck1.bz2?

Cause I am running the 2.6.17 without the patch-2.6.17-ck1.bz2 and all seems very well.

[mibadt]

Thanks James,
I followed your suggestion and got the follwing message:
"make: *** No rule to make target `xconfig'. Stop."
To clarify, here is the contents of my /usr/src at this stage.

Any Idea?
TIA

------------my /usr/src------------
miki@Atlantis:/usr/src$ pwd
/usr/src
miki@Atlantis:/usr/src$ ls -l
total 40360
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root src 23 2006-06-21 05:31 linux -> /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.1
drwxrwxrwx 19 root root 4096 2006-06-20 17:55 linux-2.6.17.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root src 41276465 2006-06-20 17:33 linux-2.6.17.1.tar.bz2
---------------end-----------------------

---------contents of my /usr/src/linux----------------------
miki@Atlantis:/usr/src/linux$ ls -a
. block CREDITS drivers include Kbuild MAINTAINERS net scripts usr
.. .config crypto fs init kernel Makefile README security
arch COPYING Documentation .gitignore ipc lib mm REPORTING-BUGS sound
---------end-----------------------------------------------

don't do "make xconfig" as root. root does not have permission to use the xserver (i.e. the display).

from your normal account, do this:

sudo make xconfig

-James