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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