Problems compiling kernel

[Enry211]

I have a problem installing kernel 2.6.18 on Fedora 16. The error is:

scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/i386/Kconfig
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  UPD     include/linux/version.h
  CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
  UPD     include/linux/utsrelease.h
  SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-i386
  CC      arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s
  GEN     include/asm-i386/asm-offsets.h
  CC      scripts/mod/empty.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig
  MKELF   scripts/mod/elfconfig.h
  HOSTCC  scripts/mod/file2alias.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/mod/modpost.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/mod/sumversion.o
scripts/mod/sumversion.c: In function ‘get_src_version’:
scripts/mod/sumversion.c:384:16: error: ‘PATH_MAX’ undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/mod/sumversion.c:384:16: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
scripts/mod/sumversion.c:384:7: warning: unused variable ‘filelist’ [-Wunused-variable]
make[2]: *** [scripts/mod/sumversion.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [scripts/mod] Error 2
make: *** [scripts] Error 2

how can i fix that error? Thanks

[Enry211]

solved adding the line

#include <linux/limits.h>

to the file

scripts/mod/sumversion.c

found into the linux directory extracted from the bz2 archive. (thanks to atreyu)

but now i got this new error:

  LDS     arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall.lds
  AS      arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-int80.o
  AS      arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-note.o
  SYSCALL arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-int80.so
gcc: error: elf_i386: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/vsyscall-int80.so] Error 1
make: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2

[atreyu]

Are you using gcc 4.6.x?

gcc --version

If so, try:

# install gcc 3.4 from repos
yum install compat-gcc-34

# back up original gcc 4.6 binary
mv /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc46

# symlink gcc 3.4 to gcc
ln -s /usr/bin/gcc34 /usr/bin/gcc

Then try 'make' command again

Edit: Referenced here

[Enry211]

after "make", "make modules" and "make modules_install" when i launch "make install" it returns this error:

[root@localhost linux-2.6.18]# make install
sh /home/enrico/Downloads/linux-2.6.18/arch/i386/boot/install.sh 2.6.18 arch/i386/boot/bzImage System.map "/boot"
F: No modules.builtin.bin and modules.builtin found!

[atreyu]

Is that an error or a warning? Do you see the kernel in /boot?

ls -l /boot/*2.6.28*

[Enry211]

[root@localhost enrico]# ls -l /boot/*2.6.18*
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 5912604 29 nov 19.26 /boot/initramfs-2.6.18.img
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root  862976 29 nov 19.26 /boot/System.map-2.6.18
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1869725 29 nov 19.26 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18

i tried also to install the old Fedora 6 Kernel RPM, but it didn't work .

[atreyu]

Well, looks like the kernel files are there. Do with them what you will. If your intent is to boot this machine with it, then make sure /etc/grub.conf has been updated to contain a stanza to boot it.

[Enry211]

i tried to lunch grub2-mkconfig and reboot the system.

The new kernel appeared, but if i boot it the CPU goes to 100% for some seconds and system reboots.

I begin to think that is better to leave the system as is and use DVD recorder only from Windows

[atreyu]

The new kernel appeared, but if i boot it the CPU goes to 100% for some seconds and system reboots.

When does the CPU go to 100%? Once you start some sort of DVD-writing application, or does it just peg all by itself? How are you verifying that?

Have you looked at the output of dmesg for clues? And /var/log/messages?

I begin to think that is better to leave the system as is and use DVD recorder only from Windows

Now that would be a shame. Have you posted the DVD make/model yet? It would be good to have that info, if for no other reason, than to have it documented that it is problematic under Linux.

[Enry211]

Since my english isn't so good, i try to explain the problem.

i turn on the PC
grub (the list with kernels and Vista) appears
I select the kernel 2.6.18
i press ENTER
Black screen for 2-3 seconds with high CPU load (i suppose because the notebook fan starts)
automatic reboot of the system

How can i find a log? i have to try to start the kernel 2.6.18 and then look at the log?

My system is:
Notebook ASUS PRO52RL with motherboard ASUS X51RL
Windows detect the dvd writer as "SLIMTYPE DVD A DS8A1P ATA DEVICE"