kernel compilation: stuck in second step. make menuconfig.

**sandra_777** · 01-04-2007

Hi friends !

i am new to kernel compilation. i downloaded linux-2.6.19.1 kernel source from kernel.org, untar it in /home/linux folder. it created linux-2.6.19.1 folder. i executed 'make mrproper' command. output is

Code:

CLEAN   scripts/basic
CLEAN   include/config

when i executed 'make menuconfig' command, it threw a lot of error/warning messages.

Code:

HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:32:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory
In file included from scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.c:24:
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:97: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before &#226;chtype&#226;
scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/dialog.h:187: error: expected &#226;)&#226; before &#226;*&#226; token

and a lot more...
on executing 'make xconfig'

Code:

CHECK   qt
*
* Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that
* the QT development package is correctly installed and
* either install pkg-config or set the QTDIR environment
* variable to the correct location.
*
sed < scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h > scripts/kconfig/lkc_defs.h 's/P(\([^,]*\),.*/#define \1 (\*\1_p)/'
HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c
HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck', needed by `scripts/kconfig/qconf.o'.  Stop.
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

what am i missing? please advise.
i am using Kubuntu 6.10 (edgy).

TIA
sandra

**smolloy** · 01-04-2007

It looks like xconfig isn't working as you don't have qt installed. I'm not so sure about the menuconfig error, but my guess would be that you don't have ncurses installed either.

You should look up both of these with your package manager, and see if you have them installed.

**devils casper** · 01-05-2007

in terminal/konsole, execute these

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot  ---# gcc is pulled in by build-essential 
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev           -----# for make menuconfig
sudo apt-get install libqt3-mt-dev               -----# for make xconfig

Casper

**sandra_777** · 01-05-2007

hi !

thanx a lot devils_casper and smolloy. i installed libncurses5-dev and libqt3-mt-dev. both commands worked

i executed 'make xconfig' command, followed other steps. but now problem is, i couldn't find 'mkinitrd' command.
error message is

Code:

sandra@molloy:/boot: $ sudo mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.19.
Password:
sudo: mkinitrd: command not found

what am i missing now??

TIA
Sandra

**devils casper** · 01-05-2007

hi Sandra !!

you have to install kernel-package.

Code:

sudo apt-get install kernel-package

navigate to boot folder of your arch and execute this code to create initrd image.

Code:

sudo mkinitramfs -o initrd-<version>.img <version>

image created, follow next steps !

Good Luck !
Casper

**smolloy** · 01-05-2007

It could also be because mkinitrd is not in the path of your regular user. Try using "su -" to become root first, and then do the mkinitrd command.

Sandra: It looks like we share the same surname -- Molloy -- is that true?

**sandra_777** · 01-13-2007

hi devils_casper !!
it worked and i successfully compiled kernel. million thanx.

Originally Posted by smolloy

It could also be because mkinitrd is not in the path of your regular user. Try using "su -" to become root first, and then do the mkinitrd command.

hi smolloy !
i checked /usr/sbin folder. mkinitrd is not there. i think Kubuntu does not have this command. please correct me if i am wrong.

Originally Posted by smolloy

Sandra: It looks like we share the same surname -- Molloy -- is that true?

yes ! i am Sandra Molloy.

**devils casper** · 01-13-2007

hi Sandra Molloy !

mkinitrd command is not available in Kubuntu. i never tried to install it in Kubuntu coz mkinitramfs always worked for me.

Casper

**kanishk** · 01-18-2007

i am a newbie installed fedora5 but after a couple of days d hidden menu appeared automatically i suppose the grub configure file got deleted
so how to boot now its not detecting the kernel file wen i tried the command...
pl help

**devils casper** · 01-18-2007

hi kanishk !

i am not getting it. what is the hiddenmenu? what does your machine display at startup? i think its a GRUB problem not kernel's.

Casper

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