Source rpms and kernel compiling

[David.Grudek@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I have been trying to learn more about how to customize an rpm package with features they did not compile with or to recompile a kernel.  I went to linuxhomenetworking.com, linuxnewbie.org, and linuxnovice.org looking for help.  I have read the man pages and I am still confused.  I am trying to compile samba with acl support or for future just compile any package with an additional feature or to compile kernel 2.5.70.  I have tried for about two and a half months and I am getting frustrated.  I thought I was having a dependancy problem so I installed the complete installation of redhat 9, then I installed apt-get from freshrpms.net and did a apt-get update and then apt-get upgrade and it updated every package that was available for updating.  When I was trying to compile a kernel from kernel.org I did these steps with no luck.  I downloaded the kernel source into /usr/src and I extracted it.  I then r!
an make mrproper and ran successfully.  Then I ran an make xconfig and chose all the things I wanted as well as those I wanted to remove.  I chose to exit and save.  I then ran make dep and it said it was unneccessary.  I did this because all the guides that I have said to do that.  I did a make clean even though I never recompiled a kernel because the manual said it wont hurt to do it anyway.  I then ran a make bzImage.  It always runs successfully.  Then I ran a make modules and this is where it always fails.  No matter what I chose while in the make xconfig it does not make a difference a driver of some sort fails the make modules.  I went threw and took out everything I did not need, experimental, or even new.  I did them all in different combinations and even just the default kernel straight  and it does not seem to matter.  It always fails.  Any help would be appreciated.