Linux Kernel compilation problem

[scorrpeio]

I am newbie in linux kernel field.
I have started linux compilation with the help of this link...

**broken link removed**

I have checked out the minimum s/w requirement mentioned in the link as....

2.6.x series

o Gnu C 2.95.3 # gcc --version
o Gnu make 3.78 # make --version
o binutils 2.12 # ld -v
o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version
o module-init-tools 0.9.10 # depmod -V
o e2fsprogs 1.29 # tune2fs
o jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V
o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
o xfsprogs 2.1.0 # xfs_db -V
o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V
o quota-tools 3.09 # quota -V
o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version
o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
o nfs-utils 1.0.5 # showmount --version
o procps 3.1.13 # ps --version
o oprofile 0.5.3 # oprofiled --version

Most of the versions I have, are greater than the above mentioned versions. But there are problem with following...

jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V
reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
xfsprogs 2.1.0 # xfs_db -V
pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V



these instructions dont work for red hat and gives error as

-bash: fsck.jfs: command not found
-bash: cardmgr: command not found
-bash: xfs_db: command not found

And for # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs

it doesnot give any response.


When I searched for these errors on google... I got help about fsck.jfs and others a/c which command I entered is right.

Could you please tell me where does the problem lie? Or where to find the solution of it?

 

[gowthamn]

Try the following steps

extract the source files in /usr/src/kernels/linuxkernel*.*/ directory
make mrproper
make menuconfig

In menuconfig select all the components inside kernel and not as modules.
then save the configuration file in the menu.
finally give the command
make
then it should compile and update your bootloader file by creating a vmlinuz and initrd or initramfs.

 

[tubmanaxton]

Compiling custom kernel has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, new Linux user / admin find it difficult to compile Linux kernel. Compiling kernel needs to understand few things and then just type couple of commands. Step by step howto covers compiling Linux kernel version 2.6.xx under Debian GNU Linux. However, instructions remains the same for any other distribution except for apt-get command.
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