I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am
try-
ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could read/write
to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate modyfication to
.CONFIG
using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands (using upper case here only
for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

Also, I've found on the Internet over half a dozen sets of directions
and HOWTOs on recompiling the kernel, and they all have somewhat
diffe-
rent instructions. Maybe some are outdated. What would you recommend
as a good, up-to-date, reliable reference book accessible by a lay
user?

I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am try-
ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could read/write
to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate modyfication to .CONFIG
using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands (using upper case here only
for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am try-
ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could read/write
to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate modyfication to .CONFIG
using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands (using upper case here only
for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

This is where the problem appears, as the last command produces the
message

[/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-22.0.1.EL-i686]# make bzImage
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
UPD include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
/bin/sh: arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s: No such file or directory
mv: cannot stat `include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h.tmp': No such file or
directory make: *** [include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h] Error 1

and indeed I can't find a file containing 'offsets' anywhere. I'd ap-
preciate suggestions for what my next steps should be.

Also, I've found on the Internet over half a dozen sets of directions
and HOWTOs on recompiling the kernel, and they all have somewhat diffe-
rent instructions. Maybe some are outdated. What would you recommend
as a good, up-to-date, reliable reference book accessible by a lay user?

Thanks for the help.

Dushan Mitrovich wrote:

I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am
try- ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could
read/write to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate
modyfication to .CONFIG using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands
(using upper case here only for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

This is where the problem appears, as the last command produces the
message

[/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-22.0.1.EL-i686]# make bzImage
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
UPD include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
/bin/sh: arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s: No such file or directory
mv: cannot stat `include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h.tmp': No such file
or directory make: *** [include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h] Error 1

and indeed I can't find a file containing 'offsets' anywhere. I'd
ap- preciate suggestions for what my next steps should be.

Also, I've found on the Internet over half a dozen sets of directions
and HOWTOs on recompiling the kernel, and they all have somewhat
diffe- rent instructions. Maybe some are outdated. What would you
recommend as a good, up-to-date, reliable reference book accessible
by a lay user?

Thanks for the help.

It sounds like you maybe forgot to "prep" the source before;

After installing the kernel source you need to do;

As Nico Kedel-Garcia suggested instead of the 'make modules_install'
and 'make install' commands you can use the 'make rpm' command.

Dushan Mitrovich wrote:
I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am try-
ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could read/write
to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate modyfication to .CONFIG
using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands (using upper case here only
for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

Please DO NOT change the case of Linux commands and/or responses!
You may mask the problem you have. Remember that in Unix-like
systems the case of the letters does matter.

make mrproper cleans *everything*, including your configuration.
Run your configuration and compile (without mrproper).

Depending on the kernel version, you may need also

make dep

before making bzImage.

Dushan Mitrovich wrote:

I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am try-
ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could read/write
to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate modyfication to .CONFIG
using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands (using upper case here only
for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

This is where the problem appears, as the last command produces the
message

[/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-22.0.1.EL-i686]# make bzImage
CHK include/linux/version.h
CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
UPD include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
/bin/sh: arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s: No such file or directory
mv: cannot stat `include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h.tmp': No such file or
directory make: *** [include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h] Error 1

and indeed I can't find a file containing 'offsets' anywhere. I'd ap-
preciate suggestions for what my next steps should be.

Also, I've found on the Internet over half a dozen sets of directions
and HOWTOs on recompiling the kernel, and they all have somewhat diffe-
rent instructions. Maybe some are outdated. What would you recommend
as a good, up-to-date, reliable reference book accessible by a lay user?

Thanks for the help.

It sounds like you maybe forgot to "prep" the source before;

After installing the kernel source you need to do;

rpmbuild -bp --target $(uname -m) kernel-2.6.spec

See the "kernel" section in the release-notes;
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/release-notes/es-x86/


This is a bit different then what you might be used to or have read,
please get used to it;

apply patches here> ; this is beyond those from "prepping" the kernel
source

make mrproper

cp /boot/config-<version#> .config ; a starting point to build your kernel

make menuconfig ; this is where you tweak the kernel for your hardware

make ; takes the place of make bzImage and make modules

make modules_install

make install

Yes, as you already know, you can use 'make xconfig' or 'make gconfig'
in-place of the 'make menuconfig' command.

As Tauno Voipio stated, do not change the case of the linux commands as
Linux is case sensitive.

As Nico Kedel-Garcia suggested instead of the 'make modules_install' and
'make install' commands you can use the 'make rpm' command.

Lenard wrote:
It sounds like you maybe forgot to "prep" the source before;

After installing the kernel source you need to do;

Hold: what is in /usr/src/kernels is precisely that "prepped" directory,
with the default config files in an appropriate subdirectory.

As Nico Kedel-Garcia suggested instead of the 'make modules_install'
and 'make install' commands you can use the 'make rpm' command.

Then use "rpm -i" on the resulting kernel RPM to install it *as well as*
your existing kernel, instead of to replace it. Trust me on this part,
you don't want to do an "rpm -U" or "rpm -F" and replace the existing
kernel until you've had a chance to test it.

Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@INVALIDiki.fi> wrote:
Dushan Mitrovich wrote:
I've installed a version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.2 and now am try-
ing to add filesystem module support for HPFS, so it could read/write
to my OS/2 files. After making the appropriate modyfication to .CONFIG
using MAKE XCONFIG, I issued the commands (using upper case here only
for clarity)

MAKE MRPROPER
MAKE CLEAN
MAKE BZIMAGE

Please DO NOT change the case of Linux commands and/or responses!
You may mask the problem you have. Remember that in Unix-like
systems the case of the letters does matter.

Okay, this makes sense, tho I was just emulating something I found on the
I'net.

make mrproper cleans *everything*, including your configuration.
Run your configuration and compile (without mrproper).

Please see my response to Nico Kadel-Garcia in this thread.

Depending on the kernel version, you may need also

make dep

before making bzImage.

I did this originally but got a message that this was no longer needed.

"Nico Kadel-Garcia" <nkadel@comcast.net> wrote:
Lenard wrote:
It sounds like you maybe forgot to "prep" the source before;

After installing the kernel source you need to do;

Hold: what is in /usr/src/kernels is precisely that "prepped"
directory, with the default config files in an appropriate
subdirectory.

As Nico Kedel-Garcia suggested instead of the 'make modules_install'
and 'make install' commands you can use the 'make rpm' command.

Then use "rpm -i" on the resulting kernel RPM to install it *as well
as* your existing kernel, instead of to replace it. Trust me on
this part, you don't want to do an "rpm -U" or "rpm -F" and replace
the existing kernel until you've had a chance to test it.

Okay, thanks Nico, I'll make sure I don't replace the working kernel
until after testing the new one. But I wonder whether the new info
in my earlier response to you alters any procedires.

- Dushan

Dushan Mitrovich wrote:
"Nico Kadel-Garcia" <nkadel@comcast.net> wrote:
Lenard wrote:
It sounds like you maybe forgot to "prep" the source before;

After installing the kernel source you need to do;

Hold: what is in /usr/src/kernels is precisely that "prepped"
directory, with the default config files in an appropriate
subdirectory.

As Nico Kedel-Garcia suggested instead of the 'make
modules_install' and 'make install' commands you can use the 'make
rpm' command.

Then use "rpm -i" on the resulting kernel RPM to install it *as well
as* your existing kernel, instead of to replace it. Trust me on
this part, you don't want to do an "rpm -U" or "rpm -F" and replace
the existing kernel until you've had a chance to test it.

Okay, thanks Nico, I'll make sure I don't replace the working kernel
until after testing the new one. But I wonder whether the new info
in my earlier response to you alters any procedires.

- Dushan

Right now, can you use the "make oldconfig" commands, or "cp
/boot/config-[yourkernel] .config; make oldconfig" to get the kernel
source tree straightened out?

Right now, can you use the "make oldconfig" commands, or "cp
/boot/config-[yourkernel] .config; make oldconfig" to get the kernel
source tree straightened out?

Thinking on it, try this;

make oldconfig
make oldproper
cp /boot/config-[whatever] .config # OR cp configs/config-[whatever]
.config
make menuconfig # or make xconfig
make rpm

"Nico Kadel-Garcia" <nkadel@comcast.net> wrote:
Right now, can you use the "make oldconfig" commands, or "cp
/boot/config-[yourkernel] .config; make oldconfig" to get the kernel
source tree straightened out?

Thinking on it, try this;

make oldconfig
make oldproper
cp /boot/config-[whatever] .config # OR cp configs/config-[whatever]
.config
make menuconfig # or make xconfig
make rpm

Sorry for the delay, I was away for a couple of days.

Nico, I did try this, and had no problem with 'make oldconfig', but 'make
oldproper' gave me:

No rule to make target 'oldproper'. Stop.

From your earlier comments I decided I probably needed to get the 'src'
files, but found on the RedHat site they're about 40 MB in size. With my
slow modem connection I don't undertake such downloads lightly, so I asked
the folks who distribute this os (Scientific Linux) what specific info is
available more readily. They pointed me to an ftp url that I'll go check
out, but haven't yet.

I did look on the Linux hard drive for relevant files, and found something
that at first looked promising: /usr/src/redhat, which had subdirectories
for source, specs, and several others. Unfortunately, they were all left
empty by the install procedure. Strikes me as bizarre.

Gahh. typo on my part, I meant "make mrproper". Try this:

make oldconfig
make mrproper # To clear old cruft
cp /boot/config-[whatever] .config
# OR cp configs/config-[whatever] .config
make menuconfig # or make xconfig
make rpm
Try this instead;

Gahh. typo on my part, I meant "make mrproper". Try this:

make oldconfig
make mrproper # To clear old cruft
cp /boot/config-[whatever] .config
# OR cp configs/config-[whatever] .config
make menuconfig # or make xconfig
make rpm

From your earlier comments I decided I probably needed to get the 'src'
files, but found on the RedHat site they're about 40 MB in size. With my
slow modem connection I don't undertake such downloads lightly, so I asked
the folks who distribute this os (Scientific Linux) what specific info is
available more readily. They pointed me to an ftp url that I'll go check
out, but haven't yet.

The SRPM is very useful to understand how RedHat compiles them. I think
it's handy. Can you walk in with a USB memory stick or a CD and burn it
and get it someplace else? The SRPM's are certainly available at plenty
of RedHat mirror sites.

I did look on the Linux hard drive for relevant files, and found something
that at first looked promising: /usr/src/redhat, which had subdirectories
for source, specs, and several others. Unfortunately, they were all left
empty by the install procedure. Strikes me as bizarre.

That's where builds from SRPM's happen by default. If you were building
SRPM's or from SRPM's, those would be handy. But I think the "make rpm"
command will suffice for you.

If you really want to learn about RPM building and management, "Maximum RPM"
is really quite good.