I don't use make-kpkg or anything debian specific, so I might be way off. if so I apologize. are you sure you are running as root?
-ajay >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Clive Menzies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:18 PM >>>To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org >>>Subject: Re: Recompiling Kernel on G4 PowerMac Gigabit dual 450Mhz >>> >>> >>>On (10/09/03 21:49), Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: >>>> On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 17:56, Clive Menzies wrote: >>>> > Sometime ago I managed to recompile a 2.4.18 SMP kernel >>>and most things >>>> > work OK but a few issues remain: >>>> > >>>> > Poor sound quality >>>> > Lack of video >>>> > I've just added memory but only 512Mb are recognised >>>> > Can't seem to read CD's or Zip files >>>> > >>>> > I've recently tried to recompile to include HighMem and >>>rectify some of >>>> > the above issues but the new kernels I've tried won't startx and >>>> > recompiling again gives errors after I've made changes. >>>I've lost my >>>> > original config file and so have to start again from >>>scratch. I'm still >>>> > using the original SMP kernel. >>>> > >>>> > Are there any docs that give an idiots guide to config >>>selection for >>>> > this machine? >>>> >>>> Get my tree and make pmac_config >>>Hi Ben >>> >>>I've repartitioned my system so that I've room to rsync your >>>kernel and >>>I've gone through "make pmac_config" and "make xconfig" to tailor the >>>kernel for my setup but in trying to compile the kernel, I've got an >>>error that I can't resolve: >>> >>>:/usr/src/linux$ fakeroot make-kpkg clean >>>Search pattern not terminated at -e line 1. >>>/usr/bin/make -f /usr/share/kernel-package/rules real_stamp_clean >>>Search pattern not terminated at -e line 1. >>>make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/benh_kernel' >>>test ! -f .config || cp -pf .config config.precious >>>cp: cannot create regular file `config.precious': Permission denied >>>make[1]: *** [real_stamp_clean] Error 1 >>>make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/benh_kernel' >>>make: *** [clean] Error 2 >>> >>>No doubt this is my ignorance at work but I'd appreciate >>>some guidance. >>> >>>TIA >>> >>>Clive >>>-- >>>http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk >>>strategies for business >>> >>> >>>-- >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>
