Fedora: Build Error. How to fix?
uilding latest 2.6.6 from kernel.org
What does this mean? And how do I fix it?
#make modules_install
INSTALL lib/zlib_deflate/zlib_defl
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3601
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3605
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3606
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3606
if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.6.6; fi
make: *** [_modinst_post] Error 143
---- next command ---
#make install
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offs
CHK include/linux/compile.h
Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready
sh /usr/src/linux-2.6.6/arch/
/sbin/new-kernel-pkg: line 328: 20962 Terminated depmod -ae -F /boot/System.map-$version $version
No dep file found for kernel 2.6.6
mkinitrd failed
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make: *** [install] Error 2
What does this mean? And how do I fix it?
#make modules_install
INSTALL lib/zlib_deflate/zlib_defl
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3601
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3605
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3606
INSTALL drivers/media/video/zr3606
if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.6.6; fi
make: *** [_modinst_post] Error 143
---- next command ---
#make install
make[1]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offs
CHK include/linux/compile.h
Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready
sh /usr/src/linux-2.6.6/arch/
/sbin/new-kernel-pkg: line 328: 20962 Terminated depmod -ae -F /boot/System.map-$version $version
No dep file found for kernel 2.6.6
mkinitrd failed
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make: *** [install] Error 2
Did you do a 'make dep' after the kernel config?
ASKER
yes, I did a 'make dep' after the config.
Here were the results...
[root@myServer linux]# make dep
*** Warning: make dep is unnecessary now.
yes, these are the commands I executed on the new kernel
>make config
>make dep
>make
>make modules
>make modules_install #dies here.
>make install #also dies here.
I'm new to this. suggestions? Shouldn't a "stable kernel" not do this?
Here were the results...
[root@myServer linux]# make dep
*** Warning: make dep is unnecessary now.
yes, these are the commands I executed on the new kernel
>make config
>make dep
>make
>make modules
>make modules_install #dies here.
>make install #also dies here.
I'm new to this. suggestions? Shouldn't a "stable kernel" not do this?
My mistake... 'make dep' isn't needed anymore for a 2.6 kernel.
There are other things that are needed before you can build and install a 2.6 kernel on a system that was shipped with a 2.4 kernel. I'm guessing that you are trying this on a Fedora Core 1 system and upgrading to Fedora Core 2 (which includes a 2.6.5 kernel) would make things a lot easier.
There are other things that are needed before you can build and install a 2.6 kernel on a system that was shipped with a 2.4 kernel. I'm guessing that you are trying this on a Fedora Core 1 system and upgrading to Fedora Core 2 (which includes a 2.6.5 kernel) would make things a lot easier.
ASKER
What a convoluted way of getting my firewire drive to work. I'm containing my frustration with the educational value this exersize will give me.
Here's the latest:
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I gave up on 2.6 it simply wouldn't build. I was able to download and successfully build 2.4.26
I have a bzImage, and System.map files that I need to register with lilo. Moved them to /boot. Then, went to run 'lilo.
But, lilo doesn't exist on Fedora. I do more research and come up with the folllowing command.
'yum install lilo - works.
Now, I run lilo:
#lilo
part_nowrite check:: Bad address
So, now what do I do? Fedora doesn't use lilo, so how do i register my earlier version of linux with this broken lilo?
Its getting a bit complicated. Can anyone give me some step-by-step things I can try?
Here's the latest:
----------------------
I gave up on 2.6 it simply wouldn't build. I was able to download and successfully build 2.4.26
I have a bzImage, and System.map files that I need to register with lilo. Moved them to /boot. Then, went to run 'lilo.
But, lilo doesn't exist on Fedora. I do more research and come up with the folllowing command.
'yum install lilo - works.
Now, I run lilo:
#lilo
part_nowrite check:: Bad address
So, now what do I do? Fedora doesn't use lilo, so how do i register my earlier version of linux with this broken lilo?
Its getting a bit complicated. Can anyone give me some step-by-step things I can try?
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You may just be running out of memory.
The same thing happened to me (error 143 from depmod, on a fresh install of fedora core 2), so I ran the depmod command by hand from the shell., and saw a "Terminated" error. I figured it might be a memory thing seeing as I only have 128MB on my machine, and top showed depmod using a ton of memory.
I killed off all X processes to free up some memory and re-ran the 'make modules_install' and it worked.
The same thing happened to me (error 143 from depmod, on a fresh install of fedora core 2), so I ran the depmod command by hand from the shell., and saw a "Terminated" error. I figured it might be a memory thing seeing as I only have 128MB on my machine, and top showed depmod using a ton of memory.
I killed off all X processes to free up some memory and re-ran the 'make modules_install' and it worked.