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i downloaded the new kernel source and put it into my /usr/src dir. i do make config and i get this error: make: *** no rule to make target 'config'. ...
  1. 08-18-2008 #1
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    problem with compiling kernel

    i downloaded the new kernel source and put it into my /usr/src dir. i do make config and i get this error: make: *** no rule to make target 'config'. stop.

    what am i doing wrong?
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  2. 08-18-2008 #2
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    i tried make clean and i get make: gcc: command not found
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    Try "make menuconfig".
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    i tried that as well. got the same error. im using the 2.6.26.2 kernel. does that make any difference?
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    i moved the tar file of hte kernel into /usr/src and then tarred it out but there wasnt a linux dir inside /usr/src. when i do these commands do i need to be inside the kernel folder? or just in /usr/src
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    problem solved. didnt have gcc installed
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    You need to be in the directory containing your linux kernel source e.g. /usr/src/linux-2.6.26.2.

    Edit: Glad you got it sorted.
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    with out gcc how did u start compiling man ...
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    the problem was i couldnt compile. easily fixed once i got gcc on my machine
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