kernel compile failure

[Kathy Miles <mintaka@mizar.net>]

I'm trying to compile 2.0.34 so that I can get my sound to work. I'm using
a Creative Labs sound blaster IRQ 9 DMA 3 and 7 and I/O base 220. To my
knowledge there are no conflicts with hardware. The kernel compile failed
with the following message 
as86 -0 -a -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s
make[2]: as86: Command not found
make[2]: *** [bbootsect.o] Error 127
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/arch/i386/boot'
make[1]: *** [bzImage] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34'
make: *** [build] Error 2

Does this mean more to someone else than it does to me? (clueless look)

Kathy A Miles
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