make modules failing "No rule to make target", mismatched versions?

[sachi]

root@xyz:/usr/src/linux# sudo make modules
CHK include/linux/version.h
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `arch/i386/kernel/msr.c', needed by `arch/i386/kernel/msr.o'. Stop.
make: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2

I am fairly new to linux and even newer to Ubuntu, been messing around with it a bit and I think I may have mixed up my linux headers or something when I upgraded the linux version. I also remember seeing some issues with the build directory earlier on which is probably related?

Could anyone give me some advice on how to fix this and/or clean it up a bit?

[sachi]

Well it seems that i was missing some files in my source, so I assume rebuilding my kernel is the only way at this point.

[sachi]

Well tried rebuilding my kernel but didnt work at all...

I'm really just stuck at this point. What can I do aside from a reinstall?

[Dapper Dan]

Are you running the 2.4 kernel? I got this same error while trying to install a wireless driver only to learn I could not build it against the 2.4. When I upgraded to the 2.6 kernel it built without incident. Maybe that's what's going on with you?

[sachi]

Nope, my kernel is:
2.6.12-10-386