[Gllug] First attempt at building a kernel

[Alistair Mann]

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Thus spaketh Ted Bell on Thursday 12 June 2003 8:48 pm:
> Hope this is the right place to post this, if not please redirect me.
>
> I am new to Linux, having got over numerous teething problems with things
> like CD writers Zip drives and finally printers, I thought I would tackle
> the kernel how to.
>
> I have not included the whole report produced during make bzdisk, I don't
> know how to and it would be a tad long. The extract below is the final few
> lines.
>
> devlist.h:6999: __devices_ffff causes a section type conflict
> make[3]: *** [names.o] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/pci'
> make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/pci'
> make[1]: *** [_subdir_pci] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers'
> make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
>
> Unfortunatly it tells me zip. I imagine I have added something in the
> config that should not be there but this is a little beyond my rudimentary
> skills.
>
> Any friendly words of advice or dirtection would be much appriciated. I am
> in danger of 'buying a book'.
>
> I am currently running Slackware and I downloaded kernel v 2.4.8

2.4.8 is someway behind the most recent. Do you have a particular need for it?

I believe what you are seeing is a bug in the kernel source[1]; could you try 
a later version?
- -- 
Alistair


[1] googling on "session type conflcts"
Today is Pungenday, the 17th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3169
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