Jack, you may need to do thag God awful make config step over again. Perhaps you have something configured in there that isn't compatible somehow. When I do a new config from scratch, I've about decided that menuconfig is a better way to go; at least you can backup if you miss something along the way. Bill, I just looked here - mutt must capitalize names in the attribution line automatically:). On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 06:41:06AM -0400, Jack Mandez wrote: > okay so here is what i have done. so far > since the last email. > i went to a totally different machine, extracted the kernel source to /usr/src > create the symbolic link to linux > patched the kernel using the checkout script > inserted the kernel configuration file that i used for a previous > configuration > did make oldconfig > make dep > all went fine > did make bzImage > good > make modules once again produced unresolved symbols. > and refused to work > got the exact same error i got on the first machine > could there be something wrong with my configuration file? > does anyone have a configuration file they could send me privately? > i have an amd system and usually compile as much stuff as modules as possible. > i also tried answering no to every question in the stuff that the oldconfig > didn't have accepting of course for the speakup stuff. > in adition on a different atempt i tried compiling everything which would > support it, i asked for a module > i am completely at my wits end and documentation appears to have little or > nothing to say. > > > At 03:40 PM 5/6/03 -0700, you wrote: > >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 > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
