Re: Re: recompile kernel

>> >>>I'm getting an error recompiling the kernel.
>> >>>I did "make dep" successfully.
>> >>>"make clean bzImage modules modules_install" fails:
>> >>
>> >>I originally took out "Symmetric Multiprocessing Support" (the help said
>> >> I could disable it). It worked when I put it back in.
>> >
>> >Unless you don't have an SMP system, you shouldn't have to enable the
>> >setting.
>> >Try backing up your .config file, do a "make mrproper", copy the .config
>> >file back and try again to compile the kernel.
>>
>> I can't compile the kernel now.
>> I must have selected something that requires SMP support?
>
>
>Hey,
>
>I would delete your kernel source tree, unpack it again (so you know it is 
>clean) and not prune out so much stuff.  It may or may not have been the SMP 
>support that broke it, but I would examine why you are recompiling the kernel 
>and just satisfy that.
>
>If it is merely to upgrade to a later version, then only touch things you need 
>to put in to work with your hardware.  If you are trying new features, then 
>add them in.  Try not too pull too much stuff out until you have your kernel 
>working.  Then later you can experiment a bit more but _do_ expect this to 
>happen.

Ok, I have a working kernel but I'm trying to play with the configuration.
I thought "make mrproper" would start completely over but I'll get new source each time. :-)