[CentOS] Error on compiling kernel :: CentOS 4

Tue Apr 5 14:04:46 UTC 2005
Romeo Ninov <rninov at mailbg.com>

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 .
IMHO here the right command is:
2. cp configs/kernel-2.6.9-i686.config .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]#
>>
>>
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