Error in building kernel

06-17-2009	#1 (permalink)
spatika Just Joined! Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	Error in building kernel Hi, I am trying to build kernel for i.MX board (I have to port gxlinux onto the board). But I am having problems while building . when i try: Code: :~/gxlinux/linux$ make ARM=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux- zImage I get the following error: Code: scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/i386/Kconfig file drivers/net/Kconfig already scanned? make[2]: * [silentoldconfig] Error 1 make[1]: * [silentoldconfig] Error 2 make: *** [include/linux/autoconf.h] Error 2 Being a newbie to kernel compiling, I have no clue what to do next. Please help me with this.

06-26-2009	#2 (permalink)
vickey_20 Linux User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 493	you might this link useful for compiling http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/K...ild-HOWTO.html , I dont exactly get what is gxlinux __________________ Only if I could understand the man pages Registered Linux user #492640 OS: RHEL4,5 ,RH 9,Ubuntu

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Originally Posted by vickey_20

I dont exactly get what is gxlinux

It's an embedded Linux development platform, but that's about all I know about it.

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Originally Posted by MikeTbob

It's an embedded Linux development platform.

Now what in the world is an embedded development platfrom

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06-26-2009	#5 (permalink)
MikeTbob Trusted Penguin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Panther City, Tx Posts: 4,110	Well I know embedded means that it's basically embedded onto a chip and can be used on very small devices like cell phones, GPS devices and a lot more. A development platform is probably just software that people use to program for different platforms. (I'm guessing here) __________________ I do not respond to private messages asking for help. Please keep it on the forums only.

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