Re: kernel compiling error

["Salman Ahmed" <ssahmed@pathcom.com>]

>>>>> "mg" == matt garman <garman@uiuc.edu> writes:
    mg>  Hello:
    mg> 
    mg> I'm trying to recompile Linux kernel 2.2.13 to remove the stuff
    mg> I don't need and include frame buffer support (it's a waste to
    mg> use 80x24 on a big monitor!).
    mg> 
    mg> Anyway, I untar'ed the archive in /usr/src, did my
    mg> configuration, then from /usr/src/linux did "make-kpkg
    mg> --revision=custom.1.1 kernel_image" and the compilation dies
    mg> with the following:
    mg> 
    mg> drivers/video/video.a(vga16fb.o): In function vga16fb_set_disp':
    mg> vga16fb.o(.text+0x1ed): undefined reference to fbcon_vga_planes'
    mg> vga16fb.o(.text+0x1fa): undefined reference to fbcon_ega_planes'
    mg> 
    mg> Any ideas on this?

did you type:

  make-kpkg clean

before typing "make-kpkg --revision=custom ...." ?

What version of gcc are you using ? Are you using potato or slink (ie
which version of glibc) ? A bit more information about your system and
libraries would be helpful in diagnosing the problem.

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Salman Ahmed
ssahmed AT pathcom DOT com