At this point I would like to point out that you should not be doing things like compiling kernels as root, let alone writing your own files into /usr/src. So I would recommend that once you have installed the kernel-sourcecode package, you switch back to a normal user and use: cd ~ (or /tmp whatever) cp -r /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL . cd linux-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL cp configs/kernel-2.6.9-i686.config .config make oldconfig make menuconfig etc... (Note, untested on CentOS-4. Perhaps someone could confirm). Regarding the kernel-sourcecode dependencies, many of them look optional and might be easily ignored with --nodeps. Be warned however... if you are having problems it might be best just to install them. John. Barry Brimer wrote: > Mario, > > I believe you are in the wrong directory. According to the output below, your > directory prompt reads : > > [root at tux 2.6.9-5.0.3.EL-i686] > > This suggests that you are in /usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-5.0.3.EL-i686 not > /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL > > Try this: > > 1. cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-5.0.3.EL > 2. cp configs/kernel-2.6.9-i686.config . > 3. make menuconfig (configure kernel) > 4. make clean > 5. make rpm > 6. install RPM > 7. edit grub config if needed > > Hope this helps, > Barry > > Quoting Mário Gamito <lists at tuxdoit.com>: > > >>Hi Barry, >> >>Thanks for the excelent tip, but in the end, stumble on the same shit >>(sorry for cursing, but i'm getting realy annoied): >> >>Warm Regards, >>Mário Gamito >> >>--- >> >>+ make >> CHK include/linux/version.h >> CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h >>/bin/sh: arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s: No such file or directory >> UPD include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h >>mv: cannot stat `include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h.tmp': No such file or >>directory >>make[2]: *** [include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h] Error 1 >>error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.65827 (%build) >> >> >>RPM build errors: >> Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.65827 (%build) >>make[1]: *** [rpm] Error 1 >>make: *** [rpm] Error 2 >>[root at tux 2.6.9-5.0.3.EL-i686]# >> >> >>--- >> >>_______________________________________________ >>CentOS mailing list >>CentOS at centos.org >>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >>!DSPAM:4252939217451844717219! >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > -- John Newbigin Computer Systems Officer Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin