init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig" ==> when trying to configure new kernel

init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig" ==> when trying to configure new kernel

[Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro)]

hello,
 
i have a 2.6.8.-3-686 etch debian system.
i want to manually download and install a new kernel because of some
errors when installing vmware for linux.
so i downloaded the new kernel 2.6.19.2 and when i do a "make
menuconfig", i get:
 
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make menuconfig
scripts/kconfig/mconf arch/i386/Kconfig
init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig"
make[1]: *** [menuconfig] Error 1
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# uname -a Linux ca-phlinux
2.6.18-3-686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 16:41:14 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2#
 
 
i already tried:
 
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make-kpkg clean exec make -f
/usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk clean
/usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk:53: No .config file found
====== making target minimal_clean [new prereqs: ]====== Cleaning.
test ! -f .config || cp -pf .config config.precious test ! -e
stamp-building || rm -f stamp-building test ! -f Makefile || \
            make    ARCH=i386 distclean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2'
scripts/Makefile.clean:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile:
No such file or directory
make[3]: *** No rule to make target
`/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[2]: *** [sound/usb] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_clean_sound] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2'
make: *** [minimal_clean] Error 2
 
 
also:
 
ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make mrproper
scripts/Makefile.clean:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile:
No such file or directory
make[2]: *** No rule to make target
`/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[1]: *** [sound/usb] Error 2
make: *** [_clean_sound] Error 2

 
 
I really need to do this...
thanks.
greetz,
Philippe

Re: init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig" ==> when trying to configure new kernel

[Randy Dunlap]

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:49:46 +0100 Philippe Dhont  \(Sea-ro\) wrote:

> hello,
>  
> i have a 2.6.8.-3-686 etch debian system.
> i want to manually download and install a new kernel because of some
> errors when installing vmware for linux.
> so i downloaded the new kernel 2.6.19.2 and when i do a "make
> menuconfig", i get:
>  
> ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make menuconfig
> scripts/kconfig/mconf arch/i386/Kconfig
> init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig"
> make[1]: *** [menuconfig] Error 1
> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
> ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# uname -a Linux ca-phlinux
> 2.6.18-3-686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 16:41:14 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
> ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2#
>  
>  
> i already tried:
>  
> ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make-kpkg clean exec make -f
> /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk clean
> /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/minimal.mk:53: No .config file found
> ====== making target minimal_clean [new prereqs: ]====== Cleaning.
> test ! -f .config || cp -pf .config config.precious test ! -e
> stamp-building || rm -f stamp-building test ! -f Makefile || \
>             make    ARCH=i386 distclean
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2'
> scripts/Makefile.clean:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile:
> No such file or directory
> make[3]: *** No rule to make target
> `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile'.  Stop.
> make[2]: *** [sound/usb] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [_clean_sound] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2'
> make: *** [minimal_clean] Error 2
>  
>  
> also:
>  
> ca-phlinux:/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2# make mrproper
> scripts/Makefile.clean:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile:
> No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target
> `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19.2/sound/usb/Makefile'.  Stop.
> make[1]: *** [sound/usb] Error 2
> make: *** [_clean_sound] Error 2

If you are really missing these files:
	usr/Kconfig
	sound/usb/Makefile
then something is wrong with your tree or your download.

---
~Randy