i had the same problem.
i fixed it by going back to the installation CDs and running the install
program, but choosing the 'upgrade' option once it got there. i'm afraid i
can't tell you what packages i picked specifically because well, i don't
remember. sorry. BUT if you use your common sense at the package selection
screens (i.e. pick anything that says 'system' 'source' or 'headers',
blablabla), you should have no problems. worst comes to worst, install
everything. (though i assure you, you don't need to install any samba, lan or
other specific non-dialup networking services)
once i did that, my xconfig and menuconfig prgs worked fine. also, make sure
you run make mrproper just prior to running the config programs.
hth,
~p
Vic wrote:
> Yes sir, the bloody make menuconfog will not even run
>
> On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, Dennis Robertson mewed:
> > Vic wrote:
> > >
> > > Just to announce,
> > >
> > > Mandrake 6.1 has a bug, you cannot, no matter what you do,
> > > no matter how hard you try, there is NO make menuconfig in
> > > Mandrake 6.1, they screwed up, you install the kernel headers
> > > and the sources, and still will not make menuconfig or xconfig,
> > > it is BROKEN, ie DEFECTIVE, ie NON-Functional.
> > >
> > > It cannot be done.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Linux Cat
> >
> > Just as well I didn't know that before I downloaded kernel 2.2.14
> > yesterday and compiled it into LM 6.1(Helios). It took me three
> > unsuccessful attempts to try to eliminate a kppp error message as
> > user(kppp still works and I have had this conversation about that bug
> > with Axalon before) which means I made xconfig three times. Still, if
> > you're that positive about it maybe I've been on another thread and had
> > too much lsd.
> > Are you sure you were root, in /usr/src/linux and made mrproper before
> > trying to make menuconfig or xconfig?
> > Try again and good luck.
> > --
> > Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
> > Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first for setup.
> --
> Linux Cat
