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scott8711
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 Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 4:17 am Post subject: Can't Make bzImage |
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There is nothing that pisses me off more then the bzImage file!!!!!
OK, here we go. . . I had the system up an running andthngs were almost great. I wanted to set up he printer so I emerged and installed the packages indicated in the gentoo printing guide. It did not work so I decided to go back to make menuconfig and check to see if a printer was supported. I had been given a menuconfig by sommeone and decided that since i was in the menuconfig I would load it.
After I did that I got an error. The errors I see after make bzImage are:
init/main.c: In function 'calibrate_delay' :
init/main.c:214: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
init/main.c:214: parse error before ';' token
init/main.c:217: warning: too few arguments for format
init/main.c:222: warning: return with a value, in function returniing void
init/main.c: At top level :
init/main.c:233: 'debug_kernel' undeclared here (not in a function)
init/main.c:233: initializer element is not constant
init/main.c:233: (near initialization for '__setup_debug_kernel.setup_func)'
make: *** [init/man] Error 1
I have tried to build bzImage with the config gven to me, the original config, and with no options selected. All give the same result.
What is going on?
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girafon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 7:35 am Post subject: |
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i ve had this issue too when i set my local var to french.
maybe u set an environment var the system doesnt accept?
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scott8711
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I have tried it with seeveral language variaables set and with no variables at all in menuconfig set. Are there some variables that absolutly must be set?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I have tried to build bzImage with the config gven to me, the original config, and with no options selected. |
By "original config", I hope you mean that you backed up your original configuration options. Try doing: | Code: | cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper |
then loading your config again, before proceeding with the usual build process. That command cleans up stale object files, dependencies etc, and puts your kernel source tree back into a "virgin" kind of state. I don't recommend using another person's config, unless (a) they are using the same kernel ebuild (b) they have a very similar system.
If you still have problems, post your config so we can have a look at it.
General background info for good kernel control:
You could make sure you're using the latest kernel ebuild (i.e. gentoo-sources-r9, if you want to use the Gentoo kernel). Here's a way of rebuilding your kernel tree cleanly (just in case it got mashed up): | Code: | emerge -C gentoo-sources
cd /usr/src
rm -rf gentoo-sources-r9
rm linux
emerge rsync
emerge gentoo-sources |
You will lose your config if you do that, as you will if you do "make mrproper". If your kernel revision changes, I recommend doing the config again from scratch (yes, it is a pain in the arse - but kernel options do change sometimes). With the "rm -rf" command above, you should change the directory name to whatever the directory is according to the kernel you were using. And before you rebuild the kernel, get rid of (or backup) your old modules before compiling the modules, *if* the kernel you are building is the same version as the one you *last* built e.g.: | Code: | make dep && make clean bzImage
mv /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9 /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9.orig
make modules modules_install |
There are quite a few posts around the forum, documenting what you need for parallel printer support (if that's what you want). The parallel port options are reasonably obvious, but don't forget "support for user-space printer drivers" in the "Character Devices" section. |
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scott8711
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:42 pm Post subject: It Built |
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IT BUILT, bzmage BUILT, YES, YES, YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!
DAMN YOUR GOOD!!!!
Sorry for that outburst.
Thanks forthe help
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Thanks forthe help |
Glad it worked.  |
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