Re: I cannot build kernel_xxx packages by make-kpkg.

[Jerry Quinn <jlquinn@optonline.net>]

Egor Tur writes:
 > Hi folk.
 > >  > I have problem with build kernel_image.
 > >  > I try kernel-source-2.4.20 from testing & unstable; kernel-package and modutils from testing & unstable & stable; 
 > >  > 
 > >  > Errors are when make-kpkg try build package:
 > >  > 
 > >  > find kernel -path '*/pcmcia/*' -name '*.o' | xargs -i -r ln -sf ../{} pcmcia
 > >  > if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map -b /usr/src/linux/debian/tmp-image -r 2.4.20; fi
 > >  > depmod: Can't open /usr/src/linux/debian/tmp-image/lib/modules/extra/modules.dep for writing
 > >  > make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 255
 > >  > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20'
 > >  > make[1]: *** [real_stamp_image] Error 2
 > >  > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20'
 > > 
 > > This looks like you are building as a regular user and not as root.
 > > make-kpkg needs you to be root, or use something like fakeroot.
 > 
 > Yes, I work how root.
 > Now I try:
 > cd /usr/src/linux
 > make oldconfig
 > make dep
 > make bzImage
 > make modules
 > make modules_install & I have problems:
 > depmod: Can't open /lib/modules/extra/modules.dep for writing
 > >  > make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 255
 > Ok. I look in /lib/modules. I see that was created 2.4.20 directory.
 > And in this 2.4.20 I cannot see modules.dep.
 > I create extra directory in /lib/modules & again run modules_install & this run correctly.
 > I see modules.dep in /lib/modules/extra/
 > 
 > Please correct me if I'm wrong about this.


I don't actually know (I haven't done this in a little while), but I
would think that extra should be qualified by the kernel version.  I
presume you already have a .config file, right?  *grasps at straws*

You might be looking at a bug in either make-kpkg or the kernel-source
package.  Have you checked the bugs database?  Also, does Knoppix use
the same packages as regular Debian?

Jerry