Re: Kernel 2.6 compile problem

[David Clymer <david@zettazebra.com>]

On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 21:53, Russ Cook wrote: 
> >>>
> >>David (and the list),
> >>   In the hope that it might be useful, I've attached the config file. 
> >> The last compiled files in the process before the error messages, 
> >>according to the screen output, were in the sound section.  If you have 
> >>ideas for any other output that might be useful, please tell me how to
> >>obtain it and I'll be happy to attemp a recompile and send it to you.
> >>
> >
> >I was actually hoping to get a few answers to the questions I asked :)
> >
> >Lets start with a play-by-play of your kernel compilation process. What
> >commands did you type from the point where you thought "i'm going to
> >compile a kernel" to the point where you saw the above errors?
> >
> >Then, once you saw the errors, did you attempt to determine what they
> >meant? If so, what did you do?
> >
> >The config file is better than nothing, but is not too useful, since I
> >dont know what *changed* between the original config file and your
> >current one.
> >
> >If you want to get the output from a compile or any other command that
> >produces output, try the following:
> >
> >mycommand 2>&1 > /path/to/your/favorite/file
> >
> >this will redirect everything that usually gets sent to your console to
> >the file that you specified.
> >
> >-davidc
> >
> >ps. have you ever seen ESR's guide to asking good questions? Its a great
> >resource. check it out at:
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> David,
>    I had finished a fresh install from a Debian 3.0 r2 CD, with a net 
> install after initial
> boot and setup.  I reloaded a saved version of a config file from this 
> system, and updated
> it with "make menuconfig".  I then executed the commands "make-kpkg 
> clean" and "make-kpkg -revision p330.1.0 kernel_image".  The last output 
> on the screen prior to the
> two error messages indicated compilation of sound modules, but I don't 
> have saved output.  I will recompile and save the output per your 
> suggestion.
>   I also followed your link to smart-questions.html, and read it.  I'll 
> be back when I have more information and can ask a better question.

excellent! 

Lets keep this on-list so that other folks who have a similar problem
can find the details in the mailing list archives. Also, other folks can
chime in if they have ideas.

-davidc