Re: make bzImage

[Gregor Stößer <stoesser@chemie.uka.de>]

On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 03:58:20PM +0200, Hegedus, Ervin wrote:
> hi there,
> 
> i'm new in alpha-liunx - i just installed it since few minutes...
> 
> my problem is: the kernel on the machine is a standard
> woody-kernel, 2.2.20. i would like to compile a new kernel from
> 2.4 series. i donwloaded the source, configured it, and try "make
> bzImage" (ver: 2.4.22, from ftp.kernel.org)
> 
> but make says me:
> make: *** No rule to make target `bzImage'.  Stop.

Just try "make", that's it. There is no bzImage on the alpha platform.

> 
> i put it a "make all" command, but i didn't find bootable
> kernel...

There is a file named vmlinux, just gzip it, rename it, put in the
right place and point aboot to it. Don't forget to make initrd (if you
need one).

> 
> 
> pls help me:
> 
> airween
> 

Gregor

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