Kernel question

[David Hacker]

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Did do a desktop install or a workstation install?  Also, the QT=20
development package is part of the kde deveopment package so that has=20
to be installed.

David C. Hacker, DVM
212 N 1st St #2
New Salem, ND 58563
(701) 843-8179
On Jun 13, 2004, at 1:01 PM, Jason Warm wrote:

>  On this note, I would like to use make xconfig since I have been=20
> unsuccessful otherwise.=A0 When I try to use xconfig though I get this=20=

> message....any ideas?
>
>  * Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that the
>  * QT development package is correctly installed and the QTDIR
>  * environment variable is set to the correct location.
>  *
>  make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck] Error 1
>  make: *** [xconfig] Error 2
>
>  Jason
>
>
>  On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 19:02, David Hacker wrote:
> If you notice most distros include a copy of the .config file in the
> boot directory as config-2.4.5 for instance.  I am not sure the reason
> that is just what I have always heard to do.  I think that the default
> config when building a new kernel comes from this file if it is
> present, but I am not positive on that.
> I find it is much easier to determine what to keep and what not to =
keep
> if you use make xconfig.  This gives a fairly good description of each
> option and what it does as well as whether it is recomended.
> Well, good luck folks.  Happy kernel building.
>
> David C. Hacker, DVM
> 212 N 1st St #2
> New Salem, ND 58563
> (701) 843-8179
> On Jun 12, 2004, at 12:22 PM, Geert Janssens wrote:
>
> > David Hacker wrote:
> >> On Jun 11, 2004, at 11:25 AM, Jason Warm wrote:
> >>> David,
> >>>   Thanks for the help.  Am now running the 2.6.5 kernel.  Just a=20=

> few
> >>>  more
> >>> questions though if you (or anyone else reading this thread) could
> >>> help
> >>> me out with.
> >>>
> >>> 1.  While the kernel is up and running fine, when I downloaded it
> >>> from  the
> >>> ppckernels.org and extracted.  The modules directory appears to be
> >>> empty.
> >>> It has a BUILD and a kernel directory, but both seem to be empty.
> >>> Is  this
> >>> normal?
> >> If the module folder is empty then they probably built everything
> >> into  the kernel and didn't build any modules.  Jjust copy it over=20=

> to
> >>  /lib/modules/2.6.5 anyway.
> >>> 2.  Could you point me to a good FAQ that explains the major
> >>> difference
> >>> between the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels.
> >> Not right off hand.
> >>> 3.  Could you point me to some good instructions on compiling the
> >>> kernel
> >>> myself from source (this is something I really want to learn).
> >> It isn't very hard.  Just download the source and copy it to
> >> /usr/src.   Then tar-xvzf ??????? to extract the file.  Then if =
this
> >> is going to be  your main kernel make a symbolic link like ln -s
> >> /usr/src/linux-2.6.5???? /usr/src/linux.  Then cd linux.  Then make
> >> xconfig or make menuconfig.  This is where you select which =
features
> >> you want and don't want in your kernel.  It will start with a =
config
> >> matching the running kernel and you can change from there.  =
Deciding
> >> if  you want things built in the kernel or as modules.  After than
> >> type  make vmlinux modules modules_install.  Once done you have to
> >> copy  vmlinux, System.map, and .config to the boot dir.
> > I second most of these instructions. I just wonder why you copy the
> > .config to /boot as well. It is certainly not necessary to run the
> > kernel. Do you do this to have a backup ?
> >
> > Additionally, while these instructions are indeed easy, the hard =
part
> > for first time kernel builders is no doubt selecting which features=20=

> to
> > keep and reject. There are so many options, a lot of which are for=20=

> x86
> > users only, and a lot of them have quite cryptic names for the=20
> average
> > mac user.
> >
> > I know to some degree by now which options are useful for me and my
> > machine) and which ones are not. But unfortunatly, newcomers will=20
> have
> > to use a little trial and error and lots of documentation reading
> > (like the information that comes in the Documentation directory of=20=

> the
> > kernel's source, the help messages in the config tool, websites,
> > google,...)
> >
> > But I don't want to scare away anyone from trying, it's worth the
> > effort.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Geert
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Did do a desktop install or a workstation install?  Also, the QT
development package is part of the kde deveopment package so that has
to be installed.


David C. Hacker, DVM

212 N 1st St #2

New Salem, ND 58563

(701) 843-8179

On Jun 13, 2004, at 1:01 PM, Jason Warm wrote:


<excerpt> On this note, I would like to use make xconfig since I have
been unsuccessful otherwise.=A0 When I try to use xconfig though I get
this message....any ideas?


 * Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that the

 * QT development package is correctly installed and the QTDIR

 * environment variable is set to the correct location.

 *

 make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck] Error 1

 make: *** [xconfig] Error 2


 Jason



 On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 19:02, David Hacker wrote:

<italic><color><param>7373,7373,7373</param>If you notice most distros
include a copy of the .config file in the=20

boot directory as config-2.4.5 for instance.  I am not sure the reason=20=


that is just what I have always heard to do.  I think that the default=20=


config when building a new kernel comes from this file if it is=20

present, but I am not positive on that.

I find it is much easier to determine what to keep and what not to
keep=20

if you use make xconfig.  This gives a fairly good description of each=20=


option and what it does as well as whether it is recomended.

Well, good luck folks.  Happy kernel building.


David C. Hacker, DVM

212 N 1st St #2

New Salem, ND 58563

(701) 843-8179

On Jun 12, 2004, at 12:22 PM, Geert Janssens wrote:


> David Hacker wrote:

>> On Jun 11, 2004, at 11:25 AM, Jason Warm wrote:

>>> David,

>>>   Thanks for the help.  Am now running the 2.6.5 kernel.  Just a
few=20

>>>  more

>>> questions though if you (or anyone else reading this thread) could=20=


>>> help

>>> me out with.

>>>

>>> 1.  While the kernel is up and running fine, when I downloaded it=20

>>> from  the

>>> ppckernels.org and extracted.  The modules directory appears to be =20=


>>> empty.

>>> It has a BUILD and a kernel directory, but both seem to be empty. =20=


>>> Is  this

>>> normal?

>> If the module folder is empty then they probably built everything=20

>> into  the kernel and didn't build any modules.  Jjust copy it over
to=20

>>  /lib/modules/2.6.5 anyway.

>>> 2.  Could you point me to a good FAQ that explains the major=20

>>> difference

>>> between the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels.

>> Not right off hand.

>>> 3.  Could you point me to some good instructions on compiling the =20=


>>> kernel

>>> myself from source (this is something I really want to learn).

>> It isn't very hard.  Just download the source and copy it to=20

>> /usr/src.   Then tar-xvzf ??????? to extract the file.  Then if
this=20

>> is going to be  your main kernel make a symbolic link like ln -s =20

>> /usr/src/linux-2.6.5???? /usr/src/linux.  Then cd linux.  Then make =20=


>> xconfig or make menuconfig.  This is where you select which
features =20

>> you want and don't want in your kernel.  It will start with a
config =20

>> matching the running kernel and you can change from there.=20
Deciding=20

>> if  you want things built in the kernel or as modules.  After than=20

>> type  make vmlinux modules modules_install.  Once done you have to=20

>> copy  vmlinux, System.map, and .config to the boot dir.

> I second most of these instructions. I just wonder why you copy the=20

> .config to /boot as well. It is certainly not necessary to run the=20

> kernel. Do you do this to have a backup ?

>

> Additionally, while these instructions are indeed easy, the hard
part=20

> for first time kernel builders is no doubt selecting which features
to=20

> keep and reject. There are so many options, a lot of which are for
x86=20

> users only, and a lot of them have quite cryptic names for the
average=20

> mac user.

>

> I know to some degree by now which options are useful for me and my=20

> machine) and which ones are not. But unfortunatly, newcomers will
have=20

> to use a little trial and error and lots of documentation reading=20

> (like the information that comes in the Documentation directory of
the=20

> kernel's source, the help messages in the config tool, websites,=20

> google,...)

>

> But I don't want to scare away anyone from trying, it's worth the=20

> effort.

>

> Cheers,

>

> Geert

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