Hassle is as follows
cd test (a blank directory)
mv /download/linux-2.4.0.tgz ./ (can't remember if it was a tgz or tar.gz)
tar xvzf linux-2.4.0.tgz
then look at the structure it unloads to...you find
test-|
|-linux-|
|-kernel-2.4.0-|
|-usual Kernel stuff
so I actually did make xconfig in ~/test/linux
The kernel source uncompresses in a linux top-level directory, all the 2.2
stuff I've seen used to uncompress to a kernel top level that everyone
symlinked linux to. To me that adds more fire to the comment in the readme that
not using /usr/src/linux is intentional
PS...back to the original problem....id the directory /root/linux was already
there and the source uncompressed, it would have decompressed
to /root/linux/linux
gota love it don't ya?
Quoting "D. Stark - eSN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> They probably mean for you to make a /usr/src/linux-2.4.0 directory and
> symlink it to /usr/src/linux. Really. Its What You Do(tm).
>
> ie:
>
> cd /usr/src
> mkdir linux-2.4.0
> ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.0 /usr/src/linux
> tar xvIf linux-2.4.0.tar.bz2
>
> Derek Stark
> IT / Linux Admin
> eSupportNow
> xt 8952
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:41 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Cannot make config for 2.4 kernal
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> That's the problem. the readme's installation has this line in it "Do
> NOT
> use the usr/src/linux area!..."
>
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>
> Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@cae.co.za on 01/10/2001 10:58:20 AM
>
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc:
> Subject: Re: [expert] Cannot make config for 2.4 kernal
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> Before going any further, I would _STRONGLY_ suggest that you read some
> kernel guide, maybe the kernel howto.
>
> The linux source NEEDS to be found in /usr/src/linux (usually you have
> /usr/src/linux-<version_number> with a symlink /usr/src/linux pointing
> to your current kernel version). If it's not here, your modules might
> not be found, and you will have trouble running anything you have
> compiled on your system.
>
> Buchan
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I've d/l'ed and decompressed the 2.4 Kernal to /root/linux. When I try
> to
> > make config, it tells me "No such file or directory". What gives? I'm
> > running LM7.2.
>
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