From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965140AbXA3QLt (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:11:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965565AbXA3QLs (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:11:48 -0500 Received: from agminet01.oracle.com ([141.146.126.228]:22401 "EHLO agminet01.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965140AbXA3QLs (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:11:48 -0500 Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:08:15 -0800 From: Randy Dunlap To: "Philippe Dhont \(Sea-ro\)" Cc: Subject: Re: init/Kconfig:263: can't open file "usr/Kconfig" ==> when trying to configure new kernel Message-Id: <20070130080815.9b393ec3.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Oracle Linux Eng. X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.3.0 (GTK+ 2.8.10; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Whitelist: TRUE X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAAAI= Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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