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I'm running Redhat5.1 with kernel 2.0.34. Everything seems to be working

OK but it seems every new *.rpm install gives a failed dependancy. I
thought a kernel upgrade was in order. I downloaded linux-2.0.36.tar.gz
to /usr/src. I deleted the old linux source directory and extracted the
new. I now have a /usr/src/linux directory full of subdirectories and
magical stuff. I read the README and it said I needed gcc-2.6.3 so I
downloaded the rpm and installed it. I did the 'make mrproper'. I am
logged on as root. Running 'make xconfig' gives the following:

#make xconfig
rm -f include/asm
< cd include ; ln -sf asm -i386 asm>
make -c scripts kconfig.tk
make [1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux/scripts'
make -c /usr/src/linux/drivers/sound mkscript
make [2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux/drivers/sound'
compiling Sound Driver v 3.5.5-beta1 for Linux
rm -f configure
gcc - I/usr/src/linux/include -o configure configure.c
configure.c:19: stdio.h: no such file or directory

I get several more lines similar to the last and then the bash prompt. I

do have an 'include' directory with a subdirectory asm-i386. There is no

stdio.h file in it. My soundblaster16pnp card works with the sndconfig
text-menu thingy; I hear Linus pronounce Linux though I haven't heard a
sound since.

Does anyone know my next step?

When I do get the 'make xconfig' to finish, am I right in thinking my
next steps will be
make dep
make clean
make modules
make modules_install
make zImage
make zlilo
reboot

Any help greatly appreciated. Posts or emails will be fine.

***UPDATE***

I went back at it. Typed 'make xconfig' which did not start a GUI but
gave the command line version (? I am in xwindows, make menuconfig did
the same). I answered y or n to the questions, some of which were beyond

me so I left the default. When it came to sound support I said no and
make continued on to the finish:
"The linux kernel is now hopefully configured for your setup.."
I read the Makefile and nothing really stood out although I'm not sure
what i should be looking for so I made no changes. Then:
#make dep
gcc -I/usr/src/linux/include -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -0 scripts /mkdep
scripts/mkdep.c
scripts/makedep.c : 1 : stdio.h : No such file or directory.
(more lines like this)
make: ***[scripts/mkdep] Error 1

Still hoping someone out there can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'd
really like to have sound support too.

Should I upgrade from kernel 2.0.34 to 2.0.35 and then to 2.0.36? The
rpm upgrade to 2.0.35 on the cd gives a dependancy error ststing it
needs 2.0.34 which I am currently running.

I remember that before I could compile any kernel sources, I had to put a
couple of symbolic links in the /usr/include directory:

    ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux /usr/include/linux
    ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm /usr/include/asm

There may also be a couple of other significant links, but I think these
are the basic ones.

Quote:> When I do get the 'make xconfig' to finish, am I right in thinking my
> next steps will be
> make dep
> make clean
> make modules
> make modules_install

You don't need both zlilo and zImage. Either is sufficient as long as your
lilo.conf file is in order. zImage just writes the kernel image to the
source tree under /arch/i386/boot/zImage. When I compile using zImage, I
have to manually copy the zImage compressed kernel to the /boot directory,
make sure lilo knows which kernel to run and then re-run /sbin/lilo.

Quote:> make zImage
> make zlilo
> reboot

> Any help greatly appreciated. Posts or emails will be fine.

> ***UPDATE***

> I went back at it. Typed 'make xconfig' which did not start a GUI but
> gave the command line version (? I am in xwindows, make menuconfig did
> the same). I answered y or n to the questions, some of which were beyond

> me so I left the default. When it came to sound support I said no and
> make continued on to the finish:
> "The linux kernel is now hopefully configured for your setup.."
> I read the Makefile and nothing really stood out although I'm not sure
> what i should be looking for so I made no changes. Then:
> #make dep
> gcc -I/usr/src/linux/include -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -0 scripts /mkdep
> scripts/mkdep.c
> scripts/makedep.c : 1 : stdio.h : No such file or directory.
> (more lines like this)
> make: ***[scripts/mkdep] Error 1

> Still hoping someone out there can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I'd
> really like to have sound support too.

> Should I upgrade from kernel 2.0.34 to 2.0.35 and then to 2.0.36? The
> rpm upgrade to 2.0.35 on the cd gives a dependancy error ststing it
> needs 2.0.34 which I am currently running.

The dependency errors are a slightly different issue, I think. Just try to
compile the kernel first and then see what happens.

Hope this helps.

Craig,

I've just been there. What you need is the glibc-devel*.rpm to match
your version of gcc. The one on the distribution disk should be OK.

Vik :v)