Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:19:48 -0700 Michael Olds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [ ]1.b. if no /usr/src/linux dir exists, make it > $ cd /usr/src > $ mkdir linux (snip) > [ ]1.d create a symbolic link to /usr/src/linux > $ ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18 /usr/src/linux Doing 1.

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
/usr/src/linux $ ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18 /usr/src/linux Best Wishes! Mike Olds www.buddhadust.org -Original Message- From: Jamin W.Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO On

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:25:07 -0700 Michael Olds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you > want is to end up with a link in the linux directory called > kernel-source-2.4.18 that links to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18. So how > should that

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:25:07 -0700 Michael Olds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you > want is to end up with a

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Joyce, Matthew
I found this document bery useful. http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.en.html I did not follow it to the letter, but I did manage to rebuild the kernel first time with no problems. Perhaps also a section on why someone might want to rebuild, I found the pcmcia so much easier in

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
hadust.org -Original Message- From: Joyce, Matthew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:41 PM To: 'Michael Olds'; Debian-User@Lists. Debian. Org Subject: RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO I found this document bery useful. http://newbiedoc.sourcefor

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Russell
Michael Olds wrote: > > Thank you, > > I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want > is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 > that links to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18. So how should that be said? > > [ ]1.d create a symbolic

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Bruce
> We're getting there. > > Yes, I have it incorrectly, what is wanted is that step five should read: > >[ ]5. # cd to /usr/src/linux/kernel-source-2.4.18 > > Corrected, thanks. I'm not sure that is what you want to do; what you want is your kernel source in a folder that clearly identifies it

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 11:08:46AM +1000, Russell wrote: > Michael Olds wrote: > > > > Thank you, > > > > I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want > > is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 > > that links to /usr/src/kernel-s

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, Did you read make-kpkg documentation especially by Kent West? I think instead of reinventing wheel, suppliment existing good document as patch bug report. /usr/share/doc/make-kpkg/README.gz (last section is by Kent) For this, use unstable version. Also my Debian Reference has a (good) sum

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Russell
Bob Nielsen wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 11:08:46AM +1000, Russell wrote: > > Michael Olds wrote: > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want > > > is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 >

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
s www.buddhadust.org -Original Message- From: Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO Michael Olds wrote: > > Thank you, > > I am still in a fog in term

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, Looks like using /usr/src/linux is fine but linking /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm to real kernel was the problem. Osamu -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian Reference:

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
Olds www.buddhadust.org -Original Message- From: Bruce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO > We're getting there. > > Yes, I have it incorrectly, what is wanted is that step fi

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Russell
Michael Olds wrote: > > Thanks Bruce, please see my response to Russell...there is some kind of > misunderstanding (no doubt in my head) about the meaning of link and whether > a link is to or from, etc. What I described actually worked, so I need to > figure out how to say it so everyone will un

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
t.org -Original Message- From: Osamu Aoki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Osamu Aoki Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Michael Olds Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO Hi, Did you read make-kpkg documentation especially by Kent West? I think inste

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 12:13:33PM +1000, Russell wrote: > Bob Nielsen wrote: > > AFAIK, the symlink is mostly used when compiling source which looks for > > headers in /usr/src/linux/include. > > That's what i understood, for other distros. I think for debian > you're supposed to do: ln -s /usr/

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 06:54:34PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Lastly, are you aware of following facts (Content from recent post by > prominent Debian person. I am worried about mine ...): > > * kernel header files for user application > > Some may still say: > > The problem under Debian and Su

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Russell
Colin Watson wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 12:13:33PM +1000, Russell wrote: > > Bob Nielsen wrote: > > > AFAIK, the symlink is mostly used when compiling source which looks for > > > headers in /usr/src/linux/include. > > > > That's what i understood, for other distros. I think for debian >

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 09:25:55PM +1000, Russell wrote: > Colin Watson wrote: > > There's no such directory - just /usr/include/linux (for the kernel > > headers against which glibc was compiled, to be used when compiling > > userspace programs) and /usr/src/linux/include etc. (for the headers of

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Bob Hilliard
Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > Did you read make-kpkg documentation especially by Kent West? > I think instead of reinventing wheel, suppliment existing good document > as patch bug report. > > /usr/share/doc/make-kpkg/README.gz (last section is by Kent) > > For this, use unsta