On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 21:53, Russ Cook wrote: > >>> > >>David (and the list), > >> In the hope that it might be useful, I've attached the config file. > >> The last compiled files in the process before the error messages, > >>according to the screen output, were in the sound section. If you have > >>ideas for any other output that might be useful, please tell me how to > >>obtain it and I'll be happy to attemp a recompile and send it to you. > >> > > > >I was actually hoping to get a few answers to the questions I asked :) > > > >Lets start with a play-by-play of your kernel compilation process. What > >commands did you type from the point where you thought "i'm going to > >compile a kernel" to the point where you saw the above errors? > > > >Then, once you saw the errors, did you attempt to determine what they > >meant? If so, what did you do? > > > >The config file is better than nothing, but is not too useful, since I > >dont know what *changed* between the original config file and your > >current one. > > > >If you want to get the output from a compile or any other command that > >produces output, try the following: > > > >mycommand 2>&1 > /path/to/your/favorite/file > > > >this will redirect everything that usually gets sent to your console to > >the file that you specified. > > > >-davidc > > > >ps. have you ever seen ESR's guide to asking good questions? Its a great > >resource. check it out at: > >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > > > > > > David, > I had finished a fresh install from a Debian 3.0 r2 CD, with a net > install after initial > boot and setup. I reloaded a saved version of a config file from this > system, and updated > it with "make menuconfig". I then executed the commands "make-kpkg > clean" and "make-kpkg -revision p330.1.0 kernel_image". The last output > on the screen prior to the > two error messages indicated compilation of sound modules, but I don't > have saved output. I will recompile and save the output per your > suggestion. > I also followed your link to smart-questions.html, and read it. I'll > be back when I have more information and can ask a better question.
excellent! Lets keep this on-list so that other folks who have a similar problem can find the details in the mailing list archives. Also, other folks can chime in if they have ideas. -davidc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]