Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:45:19 +1100 (EST) | From | Yin Tan Cui <> | Subject | Re: Cannot compile my kernel due to unpredictible situations: |
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Gregg Lloyd wrote:
>Hi, >I have downloaded linux kernel 2.4. >In /usr/src, I did untar the file: >gzip -cd linux-2.4.0.tar.gz | tar xvf - >I see several files being copied to several locations (/linux/Documentation, >/linux/arch/..etc..). The problem is that there's no linux 2.4 directory created >under /usr/src or anywhere else on my system! Anyway, there's nothing new >under /usr/src!!!
I guess it has overwrite the files in /usr/src/linux which is the link to your linux-2.2.5. this is why you did not see any new file/dir created.
>how can I make sure that I am re-compiling my kernel (currently kernel 2.2.5) with >the right 2.4 kernel?? (Kernel howto talks about going to /usr/src/linux and >start compiling..but current /usr/src/linux is a link to my current 2.2.5 > kernel !!!)
but the files in /usr/src/linux has probably being overwritten by files from 2.4.0.
you should always remove the link /usr/src/linux before you untar the kernel under /use/src or untar it in some other directory and rename it and then move it under /usr/src.
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