Subject: Re: kernel compiles funny...
From: Xavier (cbastos@embratel.net.br)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 17:06:17 MST
Michael Tucker wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> I just downloaded YDL a few days ago which came with kernel 2.2.17, but
> something very strange occurred when I rebuilt the kernel. It now claims
> to be 2.2.15, and suddenly I am having lots of strange problems. For
> example, previously pppd would run, now however, it says that the kerenl
> does not support it (even though I didn't touch support for it in the
> kernel settings). I have tried rebuilding with xconfig as well as a plain
> menuconfig, but neither makes 2.2.17. Should I just download a newer
> kernel and build that or is this indicative of a larger problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
Hi,
It looks like me that you have the source of 2.2.15 on your host too,
and that
you have a symbolic link /usr/src/linux pointing to the old kernel. If
so,
you have to remove this link and create another pointing to the new
source directory.
Regards,
Carlos Xavier
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