Compiling a 2.6 kernel

[Javasnob]

Hello everyone,

I downloaded the kernel source and such for a 2.6.8 kernel, but after I've uncompressed it and everything, this is what happens when I try configuring it:

root@Rob:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8# make config
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:91: error: static declaration of 'current_menu' follows non-static declaration
scripts/kconfig/lkc.h:63: error: previous declaration of 'current_menu' was here
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/mconf.o] Error 1
make: *** [config] Error 2

Could anyone please tell me what else I need to do? Thanks a ton in advance!

[St. Joe]

You are probably trying to compile it using gcc-4.
See this: Bug 319102

[bryansmith]

Is there any reason you are not getting one of the 2.6 series kernels through apt? It will make it much easier.

Bryan

[moutaye]

agree with Bryan

#aptitude search kernel

#apt-get install kernel-2.6-XXX

cheers

[Javasnob]

No reason in particular; I guess I just want the satisfaction of customizing my own kernel. Also, when I try the apt kernel, I get the message "Kernel panic: Tried to kill init!" on startup and I figured compiling my own might help that situation.

[bryansmith]

I know what you mean. I remember what it felt like after I booted up after compiling my first kernel. Anyway...back to the topic at hand. Try:

make menuconfig

Bryan

[Javasnob]

I've tried all three:

make config
make menuconfig
make xconfig

but to no avail. =(

Once I get home, I'm going to try it with 2.6.12 kernel source instead; maybe that'll work?

[Malkec]

cant you compile kernels higher than 2.6.8 on debian? i would like to get 2.6.11

you have to use:

apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8

[burnit]

Use kernel-package debian package...

It can create debian packages....

cd /usr/src/kernel-source-*
make-kpkg --revision=host.1.1 kernel_image
make-kpkg --revision=host.1.1 kernel_headers
make-kpkg --revision=host.1.1 kernel_doc
make-kpkg --revision=host.1.1 buildpackage # Do everything
make-kpkg --revision=host.1.1 kernel_modules
cd ..
dpkg -i *.deb # I prefer dpkg -i -R .

Particoular is kernel_modules: it doesn't build kernel modules from kernel source (they are included in the debian package kernel-image-* built using kernel_image).... but for all subdirectory in /usr/src/modules (such as lm-sensors-module-source, sl-modem-source, qcam-modules-source...).
And it can apply also pacthes using kernel-pacth-* packages...

Hoever I suggest to use gcc-3.3 for compiling... 4.0 is... restrictive/buggy.

[Javasnob]

w00t. It's up and running! If I hadn't neglected my homework for the last 2 or 3 hours to get everything working, I'd be a lot happier. =D

I'm sure it'll set in tomorrow.

Thanks for all the help!