Re: Error compiling kernel

[<mcclosk@ling.ucsc.edu>]

   make[1]: Entering directory =
   `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/i386/boot'
   as86 -0 -a -o bootsect.o bootsect.s
   make[1]: as86: Command not found
   make[1]: *** [bootsect.o] Error 127
   make[1]: Leaving directory =
   `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/i386/boot'
   make: *** [zImage] Error 2
   navi:/usr/src/linux#   "

   Do you know how I can get the kernel compiled fully?

You need to install the bin86 package:

   Package: bin86
   Status: install ok installed
   Priority: standard
   Section: devel
   Installed-Size: 150
   Maintainer: Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org>
   Source: linux86
   Version: 0.14.9-3
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1)
   Conflicts: linux86
   Description: 16-bit assembler and loader
    This is the as86 and ld86 distribution written by Bruce Evans.
    It's a complete 8086 assembler and loader which can make 32-bit
    code for the 386+ processors (under Linux it's used only to create
    the 16-bit bootsector and setup binaries).

Jim