Steve, I to have had similar problems building 2.4.13, but the good news is that I finally beet that dead horse until I got it to work! No, you do not need to start from scratch!!! Here is what I did, and it worked for me. However, I will qualify, that I still need to tweak a few things, but it is working. I went to a compile of 2.4.9, which was part of my RedHat 7.2 install and: 1. cd into the /usr/src/linux/config directory 2. cp <config file> /usr/src/linux-2.4.13/.config <config file> is the linux-2.4.x-i<architecture>.config <architecture is the i386 i486 i586 i686... processor class of your> machine> <I am using /usr/src/linux-2.4.13 as a generic path, use what ever you have named the 2.4.13 directory> 3. make oldconfig <and answer any questions that need answering> 4. make menuconfig to make any necessary fine tuning. 5. do a make oldconfig again. There are those who believe that is not necessary, but it eliminates any problems that maybe caused by make menuconfig, and I have encountered this problem in the past, and so my caution. 6. make dep --> and the rest of the compiling steps, and you are off to the races. good luck! Steve Dawes PH: (403) 268-5527. MailTo: sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca -----Original Message----- From: Shaun Oliver [mailto:shauno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 2001 November 05 5:42 AM To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: RE: 2.4.13 Kernel Woes more than likely Steve from what I've seen on the list here. On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Steve Holmes wrote: > But apparently make oldconfig is not yielding the desired results with > 2.4.13. On two different machines now, the .config used for previous > compiles of 2.4.12 were passed into 13 with oldconfig and came up with > dead kernels on both machines here. When I heard other comments about > configs being reset or something, makes me wonder if I need to do the > whole bloody make config from scratch to get better results. > > On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Georgina wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Surely there's nothing stopping you copying your config file into the linux > > directory after the mrproper and running your old config. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Steve Holmes > > Sent: 04 November 2001 15:34 > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: RE: 2.4.13 Kernel Woes > > > > > > make mrproper cleans things up really well but with a freshly patched > > kernel source tree that shouldn't be necessary unless you have some bad > > patches or something. But the thought of running through make config all > > over again <yuck>! That is my least favorite part of kernel compiles. I > > was really getting to love "make oldconfig":). > > > > On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Georgina wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I'm no expert but I thought that you also needed to do a make mrproper > > after > > > applying those patches. > > > > > > Gena > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > > > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Kirk Wood > > > Sent: 04 November 2001 12:52 > > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > Subject: Re: 2.4.13 Kernel Woes > > > > > > > > > I would suggest that you make sure you have the speakup for the latest > > > kernel series first. As for the configuration people mention, it could be > > > a result of the kernel changes that have mandated Kirk R make small > > > changes in Speakup. > > > > > > I would also consider running a whole new config if the makeold config > > > seemed to give unpredictable results and then had some failure. > > > > > > ======= > > > Kirk Wood > > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > > > "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at > > > a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." > > > - President George Bush > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Shaun Oliver. 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