[gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[Dale]

Hi,

I'm trying to upgrade my kernel but I got this.

root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 # make all && make
modules_install
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
  CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
  CHK     include/linux/compile.h
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `n/n', needed by
`firmware/n.gen.o'.  Stop.
make: *** [firmware] Error 2
root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #  

I have always used that command but it doesn't usually end like this.  I
think that is right.  What is target 'n/n'?  Am I missing something? 
Kernel version is in the prompt up there too. 

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[Saphirus Sage]

Dale wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my kernel but I got this.
>
> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 # make all && make
> modules_install
>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `n/n', needed by
> `firmware/n.gen.o'.  Stop.
> make: *** [firmware] Error 2
> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #  
>
> I have always used that command but it doesn't usually end like this.  I
> think that is right.  What is target 'n/n'?  Am I missing something? 
> Kernel version is in the prompt up there too. 
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-) 
>
>   
What firmware drivers had you enabled when you configured the kernel?

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[Dale]

Saphirus Sage wrote:
> Dale wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to upgrade my kernel but I got this.
>>
>> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 # make all && make
>> modules_install
>>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>>   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>>   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `n/n', needed by
>> `firmware/n.gen.o'.  Stop.
>> make: *** [firmware] Error 2
>> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #  
>>
>> I have always used that command but it doesn't usually end like this.  I
>> think that is right.  What is target 'n/n'?  Am I missing something? 
>> Kernel version is in the prompt up there too. 
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-) 
>>
>>   
>>     
> What firmware drivers had you enabled when you configured the kernel?
>
>
>   

Well, I copied .config from my old kernel, ran oldconfig then menuconfig
to check on a couple things.  Everything looked normal enough for me
system.  I did say no to the new stuff tho.  My old kernel works fine so
I am really only updating the kernel.

I'm not sure what you mean by "firmware drivers"?  I don't use modules
but it does have a couple that are default and can't get rid of.

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[KH]

Dale schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my kernel but I got this.
>
> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 # make all && make
> modules_install
>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `n/n', needed by
> `firmware/n.gen.o'.  Stop.
> make: *** [firmware] Error 2
> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #  
>
> I have always used that command but it doesn't usually end like this.  I
> think that is right.  What is target 'n/n'?  Am I missing something? 
> Kernel version is in the prompt up there too. 
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-) 
>
>   
Hi,

you did run oldconfig
. Somewhere you said n where a number should be.
Search for:
External Firmware blobs to build into kernel binary (EXTRA_FIRMWARE)

kh

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[KH]

Dale schrieb:
> Saphirus Sage wrote:
>   
>> Dale wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to upgrade my kernel but I got this.
>>>
>>> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 # make all && make
>>> modules_install
>>>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>>>   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>>>   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>>>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>>> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `n/n', needed by
>>> `firmware/n.gen.o'.  Stop.
>>> make: *** [firmware] Error 2
>>> root@smoker /usr/src/linux-2.6.27-gentoo-r8 #  
>>>
>>> I have always used that command but it doesn't usually end like this.  I
>>> think that is right.  What is target 'n/n'?  Am I missing something? 
>>> Kernel version is in the prompt up there too. 
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> :-)  :-) 
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> What firmware drivers had you enabled when you configured the kernel?
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> Well, I copied .config from my old kernel, ran oldconfig then menuconfig
> to check on a couple things.  Everything looked normal enough for me
> system.  I did say no to the new stuff tho.  My old kernel works fine so
> I am really only updating the kernel.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "firmware drivers"?  I don't use modules
> but it does have a couple that are default and can't get rid of.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-) 
>
>   
Hi,

if you don't want to have this driver atall there should be nothing in
there. Best thing ist to run make menuconfig to search for the mentioned
line.

Sorry for my tiping but I am really sleepy :-)

kh

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:29:09 +0100, KH wrote:

> you did run oldconfig
> . Somewhere you said n where a number should be.
> Search for:
> External Firmware blobs to build into kernel binary (EXTRA_FIRMWARE)

Or copy over the previous config file and run make oldconfig again,
paying a little more attention this time :P


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel build error

[Dale]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:29:09 +0100, KH wrote:
>
>   
>> you did run oldconfig
>> . Somewhere you said n where a number should be.
>> Search for:
>> External Firmware blobs to build into kernel binary (EXTRA_FIRMWARE)
>>     
>
> Or copy over the previous config file and run make oldconfig again,
> paying a little more attention this time :P
>
>
>   

OK.  I got it now.  I redone the oldconfig and let the FIRMWARE stuff go
to default.  It built fine this time.  May not boot but it built it.  o_O

Thanks !!

Dale

:-)  :-)