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cc: Rem Roberti <remegius@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Custom Kernel
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On Saturday 27 November 2004 10:29 pm, Rem Roberti <remegius@comcast.net>=20
wrote:
>    Hi Everyone,
>    As a rank newbie I have been trying to install a custom kernel, and
>    have attempted to follow the directions in the handbook.  But I just
>    can't get the thing to "make".  The handbook also says that it is okay
>    to send the configuration file to this list for analysis.
>    Nevertheless I thought that it would be a good idea to ask first.   I
>    would appreciate it if someone would let me know how I should handle
>    this.

=46rom the command line, paste in the output of:

uname -a

Also, your /etc/make.conf would help, and, as mentioned so would your kerne=
l=20
config file. It's also not clear what you mean by "can't get the thing to=20
make." Does it fail when you build, or when you install? I'm guessing you=20
mean that the build itself failed. If you logged your build, send the=20
relevant part as well, i.e., the part with the errors and some lines before=
=20
it for context. If not, for future reference, consider logging your build=20
(man script, or use make ... > /var/log/kernelbuild.out or something=20
similar).

=2D jt