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Posted: Aug. 14 2006,10:25 QUOTE
Hi im a complete newb to linux I am trying to compile kernel (mainly to include ext3 support non module).

Through random trial and error I have gotten to the point of “make bzImage”, however it eventually fails.  Im guessing my src files are stuffed.

Could you please tell me which source files I need to compile kernel and where to get them?

I have tried the kernel.dsl package… but I couldn’t even get a make menuconfig.
I downloaded the 2.4.26 source via apt get… this allowed me to do a make menuconfig but make bzImage error’d out on me.

Any help really appreciated.
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Posted: Aug. 14 2006,17:00 QUOTE
always try myDSL if its available first - especially for something like kernel source.
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Posted: Aug. 15 2006,02:56 QUOTE
Thnx for reply,

i did try kernel source . dsl package by itself... but that seems to be insufficient for a make menuconfig.  should the mydsl package (and gcc obviously) be enough to recompile the kernel?
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Posted: Aug. 15 2006,18:22 QUOTE
menuconfig requires libncurses afaik.

Yes, it should be fine otherwise.
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Posted: Aug. 16 2006,17:52 QUOTE
Yeach... i already had that... menuconfig went fine.

make bzImage eventually craps itself at pci driver... specifically name.c  This is a common problem... luckely i dont need pci drivers.

Now it craps itself creating check.o  Again others have experienced this problem... but i am unable to find a solution that works :(

sooo... back to win98 for a picture frame project (which obviously requires auto recovery from crash/power outage/power button) hence my original need for kernel ext3 support.

DSL is still a great distro for old putas.
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