Thread: Linux kernel not compiling

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    Linux kernel not compiling

    I am trying to compile the Linux kernel, and I am having a problem. Whenever I run make install I get this:
    Code:
    tools/build -b bbootsect bsetup compressed/bvmlinux.out CURRENT > bzImage
    Root device is (3, 4)
    Boot sector 512 bytes.
    Setup is 2615 bytes.
    System is 1130 kB
    warning: kernel is too big for standalone boot from floppy
    sh -x ./install.sh 2.4.20-8custom bzImage /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/System.map ""
    + '[' -x /root/bin/installkernel ']'
    + '[' -x /sbin/installkernel ']'
    + exec /sbin/installkernel 2.4.20-8custom bzImage /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/System.map ''
    /lib/modules/2.4.20-8custom is not a directory.
    mkinitrd failed
    make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/arch/i386/boot'
    make: *** [install] Error 2
    The steps I follow to compile are as follows:
    1. I open the KDE kernel configure program (a graphical alternitive to make configure)
    2. I run make symlinks dep
    3. I run make clean
    4. I run make install

    I've also tryed without using make clean, and the error still happens.

    BTW, I'm using
    Red Hat Linux 9
    AMD Athlon XP 2000+
    512MB RAM

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    i had something like this, make the folder it wants. it didnt actually do anything but it wanted it.

    redhat to?

  3. #3
    yep.

    I was thinking about just making the directory, but I figured there may be some files it needs in it, and I might screw up the compile if I did that.

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