Subject: Re: XFree86 and 2.4.2 Kernel build.
From: Iain Stevenson (iain@IainStevenson.com)
Date: Fri Mar 09 2001 - 02:28:14 MST
on 9/3/01 3:26 am, Michael R Hanulec at hanulec@hanulec.com wrote:
> I'm trying to do two things right now, build XFree86 so that it will work
> w/ my G4 Powerbook. From what I have read I feel that it should support
> the Rage 128 chipset.. but after performing a simple build (make world,
> make install, make install.man) I didn't have the 'r128' module built. I
> have seen some mention of diff at
why not try and find some RPMs? They're not all bad. Maybe the Powerbook
needs some special stuff. If not, use Hollis' XFree86 4.01 and save
yourself some work.
> Now for my kernel question. When I go to make vmlinux I have been getting
> a few errors. I perform the following operations first:
>
> <download kernel to /usr/src .. i know the readme says not to do this..
> but I feel this is the correct thing to do.. it was good enough
> back in the 2.0 kernels ;)>
> cd /usr/src
> rm linux <-- symlink
> tar -xvzf <linux kernel>
> mv linux linux-2.4.2
> ln -s <old kernel> linux
> cd linux-2.4.2
> make clean
> make mrproper <-- i think this is it.. i'm using mac os right now..
> make menuconfig
> - select what i feel the appropriate options are
> make dep
> make vmlinux
>
IMHO (and it is humble....) this is in the wrong order. Try:
make menuconfig
make dep; make; make modules; make modules_install
.. then move/symlink the vmlinux file as required. If you include 'make
clean' at an inappropriate place you will delete the kernel you just built!
Iain
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