The only thing I can think of is being sure you are working with a clean directory. Again, what I do to recompile a kernel at any time is to rm -fr linux-2.4.20. Then untar linux-2.4.20.tar.gz into /usr/src; this should create a top level directory of /usr/src/linux-2.4.20. I have already, a symbolic link called linux that points to this newly created directory. I then go into my root user directory, /root and run the checkout script; it will update Speakup patches into the kernel. I then copy my previously created .config into /usr/src/linux and do a 'make oldconfig' If my .config is current enough, I should have no prompts; it should just fly through all the questions and come up with a message implying that the 'make dep' and 'make bzImage' should proceed. I actually have a script that does the make dep, make bzImage, and make modules for me and capture the output to separate log files. I fork this into background and come back an hour or so later and view the output files and usually find no errors. If no errors found, I then do a make modules_install and copy up the kernel image and System.map to the /boot directory and run lilo to update the boot strap and go for it! As elaborate as it sounds, it has worked well for me probably 98% of the time. Sounds redundant and maybe old hat but this works for me. On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 05:20:49PM -0400, Jack Mandez wrote: > well i am getting loads and loads of them and i am really really getting > frustrated. > i have been trying for a couple of days now to compile the damned thing and > if it isn't one thing its another. > okay so here is what i tried. > just for the hell of it, the only thing i did was to > patch speakup into the kernel no other modifications. > answered the appropriate questions in the configuration file with make > oldconfig > make dep > make bzImage > make modules > wait.wait.wait. > get unresolved symbols all over the place, and eventually it stops > > with _instmod_post error1 > > > any ideas what i am doing wrong? this seems streight forward but obviously > i am not doing something right > -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
