having done this a bunch of times (including a couple of fc4 kernel releases) - I find this thread to be helpful http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29434 it's not totally to the letter, but all the steps are there and I'm sure you can fill out the blanks if you intend to do something like this. Make sure you read the full thread though. Also, learn someplace how to configure kernel build with make menuconfig - that's the thing that can make a whole difference in the world (together with knowing how to apply kernel patches: "patch <p1 < patchfilename.patch") BTW, I didn't have any issues with compiling fc4 kernels (I'm also using x86_64 target) - I tried the 1286 and 1340 kernels without any problems. On 5/24/05, Kevin H. Hobbs <kevin.hobbs.1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 12:51 -0400, Ken Nordquist wrote: > > I wanted to make some changes in a kernel for a test but ran into some > > errors after 'make menuconfig'. I have an x86_64 system. > > > > When running 'make' or 'make bzImage' I get the following error(s): > > > > make[1]: *** No rule to make target `init/main.o', needed by > > `init/built-in.o'. Stop. > > make: *** [init] Error 2 > > > > Am I missing something easy? > > > > Regards, > > > > Ken Nordquist > > > > I put up a web page about building a kernel from a kernel source rpm > here: > > http://crab-lab.zool.ohiou.edu/kevin/kernel-compilation-tutorial-en/ > > It's very rough, but the advantage is that rpm handles most of the "Am I > missing something easy?" sorts of things. Of course you have to learn > rpm a little and miss other easy things, but what the heck. > > > BodyID:15094261.2.n.logpart (stored separately) > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > >