Re: making a new kernel

2003-03-03 Thread ronin2
First, welcome to Debian! I was in your shoes about a year and a half ago, and for a while it's pretty uncomfortable. There is a *tremendous* amount of documentation available for Debian, but that doesn't help you unless you know how/where to find it. I recommend Steve Hunger's book "The Debia

Re: making a new kernel

2003-03-03 Thread ronin2
First, welcome to Debian! I was in your shoes about a year and a half ago, and for a while it's pretty uncomfortable. There is a *tremendous* amount of documentation available for Debian, but that doesn't help you unless you know how/where to find it. I recommend Steve Hunger's book "The Debia

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Hi, Your point is well taken, but consider I've never had to do this before with any Linux kernel I've built, so I have some history to suggest the approach I took was valid, and the deviance unusual. I was also concerned that this was evidence that something hadn't been chosen, or accomplished p

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Hi, Your point is well taken, but consider I've never had to do this before with any Linux kernel I've built, so I have some history to suggest the approach I took was valid, and the deviance unusual. I was also concerned that this was evidence that something hadn't been chosen, or accomplished p

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mike Dresser
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Glen Mehn wrote: > Mike Dresser wrote: > > Try libncurses-dev > > > > > try libncurses5-dev Oddly enough, I make a typo and it STILL works :) Mike

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Stephen Ryan
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 12:23, Mike Dresser wrote: ... > as for the tk issue, it was a half-assed stab in the dark that tk would > have wish in it, from looking at packages.debian.org. sorry it didn't > work out. > Actually, it's the same problem as the ncurses issue; he needs to install some versi

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mike Dresser
On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. > Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or > anything yet - just installed it. > > I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can >

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or anything yet - just installed it. I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can get support for my NX70V Clie for USB syncing. Why wa

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Glen Mehn
Mike Dresser wrote: On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? Try libncurses-dev try libncurses5-dev :> -g -- Glen Mehn [EMAIL PROTECTED] "if you ever swallow th

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Matej Cepl
Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >> > >> You must have Ncurses installed in order > >> to use 'make menuconfig' YOu must have ncurses5-dev too. Matej -- Matej Cepl, Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somervil

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Jayson Garrell
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 16:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Stephen Ryan
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 11:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Vivek
On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: [snip] > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts' > wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk > make: wish: Command not found > make: *** [xconfig] Error 127 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > "wish"? It's part of Tk. Install tk8.3 or equivalent. > make

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread MW
had that one on a new box last night. install a package with wish in it, such as some version of tk8. regards Michael Westwind --- Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run '

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Craig P Steffen
Quoting Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest wha

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mattia Dongili
Hi, > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? you need the -dev packages. Try this: 1. run dselect 2. select a kernel-source 3. see dependancies 4. deselect the kernel-source and install only its dependencies :) bye --

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mike Dresser
On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > "wish"? Tap your heels together three times, and exclaim, "there's no place like home" three times. I think it's part of tk, so try apt-get install tk8.3 > However,

making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Hi, I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd problem. When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts kconfig.tk make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mike Dresser
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Glen Mehn wrote: > Mike Dresser wrote: > > Try libncurses-dev > > > > > try libncurses5-dev Oddly enough, I make a typo and it STILL works :) Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Stephen Ryan
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 12:23, Mike Dresser wrote: ... > as for the tk issue, it was a half-assed stab in the dark that tk would > have wish in it, from looking at packages.debian.org. sorry it didn't > work out. > Actually, it's the same problem as the ncurses issue; he needs to install some versi

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mike Dresser
On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. > Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or > anything yet - just installed it. > > I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can >

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or anything yet - just installed it. I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can get support for my NX70V Clie for USB syncing. Why wa

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Glen Mehn
Mike Dresser wrote: On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? Try libncurses-dev try libncurses5-dev :> -g -- Glen Mehn [EMAIL PROTECTED] "if you ever swallow the uni

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Matej Cepl
Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >> > >> You must have Ncurses installed in order > >> to use 'make menuconfig' YOu must have ncurses5-dev too. Matej -- Matej Cepl, Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somervil

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Jayson Garrell
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 16:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Stephen Ryan
On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 11:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Vivek
On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: [snip] > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts' > wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk > make: wish: Command not found > make: *** [xconfig] Error 127 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > "wish"? It's part of Tk. Install tk8.3 or equivalent. > make

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread MW
had that one on a new box last night. install a package with wish in it, such as some version of tk8. regards Michael Westwind --- Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'm

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Craig P Steffen
Quoting Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest wha

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mattia Dongili
Hi, > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? you need the -dev packages. Try this: 1. run dselect 2. select a kernel-source 3. see dependancies 4. deselect the kernel-source and install only its dependencies :) bye --

Re: making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Mike Dresser
On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > "wish"? Tap your heels together three times, and exclaim, "there's no place like home" three times. I think it's part of tk, so try apt-get install tk8.3 > However,

making a new kernel

2003-02-26 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Hi, I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd problem. When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts kconfig.tk make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/