Re: make-kpkg buildpackage fails to build kernel-imagexx.deb

[marshal@h9.dion.ne.jp]

>>>>> "John" == John Foster <jfoster@augustmail.com> writes:

    > The subject pretty well sums up the problem. I am running Woody
    > on this box and downloaded the tarball kernel-2.4.19 (stable)
    > from kernel.org. I untarred it to /usr/src/linux and ran make
    > mrproper. Then make-kpkg clean just for good measure. I did make
    > xconfig and did the usual saves.  I need to compile the kernel
    > to suit my AMD XP processor and my sound chip, so I can not use
    > a stock kernel image. I then did make-kpkg buildpackage which
    > produced all of the .debs except the kernel-image. It seemed to
    > build the vmlinuz kernel but did not package it. I have done
    > this many times with excellent results and did in fact build the
    > patched 2.4.19-rc1 kernel image that I am running now. I have
    > never had this issue. Any suggestions??? I did get an error2
    > message but that indicated a lack of gpg/pgp signature and has
    > never affected the usage of the kernel before.  -- John Foster


May try make-kpkg kernel_image.

These are my usual steps, and I've never had a problem with it.

make-kpkg clean
make menuconfig
make-kpkg --revision=custom.x.y kernel_image

Good luck.

Marshal