I have come across what might be a problem and what might be completely harmless. I have noticed that when I configure my kernel in a certain way (the config file is attached) 'make dep' produces these errors while it is being run (these are just the errors, normal output is omitted): This is with 2.4.9. md5sum: can't open hfc_pci. config.c:316: #error "HiSax: No cards configured" rtc.c:27: asm/machdep.h: No such file or directory rtc.c:29: asm/time.h: No such file or directory audio.c:41: asm/audioio.h: No such file or directory amd7930.c:95: asm/openprom.h: No such file or directory amd7930.c:96: asm/oplib.h: No such file or directory amd7930.c:100: asm/sbus.h: No such file or directory amd7930.c:102: asm/audioio.h: No such file or directory dbri.c:53: asm/openprom.h: No such file or directory dbri.c:54: asm/oplib.h: No such file or directory dbri.c:58: asm/sbus.h: No such file or directory dbri.c:61: asm/audioio.h: No such file or directory su.c:75: asm/oplib.h: No such file or directory su.c:77: asm/ebus.h: No such file or directory bbc_i2c.c:16: asm/oplib.h: No such file or directory bbc_i2c.c:17: asm/ebus.h: No such file or directory bbc_i2c.c:18: asm/spitfire.h: No such file or directory bbc_i2c.c:19: asm/bbc.h: No such file or directory In file included from bbc_i2c.c:21: bbc_i2c.h:5: asm/ebus.h: No such file or directory newport.c:11: asm/gfx.h: No such file or directory newport.c:12: asm/ng1.h: No such file or directory shmiq.c:58: asm/shmiq.h: No such file or directory shmiq.c:59: asm/gfx.h: No such file or directory usema.c:38: asm/usioctl.h: No such file or directory tc.c:17: asm/addrspace.h: No such file or directory tc.c:19: asm/dec/machtype.h: No such file or directory tc.c:20: asm/dec/tcinfo.h: No such file or directory tc.c:21: asm/dec/tcmodule.h: No such file or directory tc.c:22: asm/dec/interrupts.h: No such file or directory zorro.c:20: asm/amigahw.h: No such file or directory ibm.c:24: asm/ebcdic.h: No such file or directory ibm.c:26: asm/dasd.h: No such file or directory ibm.c:30: asm/vtoc.h: No such file or directory -- André Dahlqvist