Bug 75448 - make modules/modules_install failing
Summary: make modules/modules_install failing
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-10-08 18:12 UTC by Dmitry S. Makovey
Modified: 2007-03-27 03:57 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-06-05 12:08:05 UTC
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Description Dmitry S. Makovey 2002-10-08 18:12:13 UTC
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Description of problem:
"make modules" fail on custom kernel compilation

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. cd /usr/src/linux-2.4/
2. make menuconfig
3. add NTFS support (either module or in-kernel)
4. make dep && make && make modules && make install && make modules_install
	

Actual Results:  error message:
[------ skip ------]
warning: kernel is too big for standalone boot from floppy
sh -x ./install.sh 2.4.18-14custom bzImage /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14/System.map ""
+ '[' -x /home/dimon/bin/installkernel ']'
+ '[' -x /sbin/installkernel ']'
+ exec /sbin/installkernel 2.4.18-14custom bzImage
/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14/System.map ''
No module raid1 found for kernel 2.4.18-14custom
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14/arch/i386/boot'
make: *** [install] Error 2


Expected Results:  normal installation of customized kernel and modules

Additional info:

this system is an upgraded system 7.3 -> 8.0

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2002-10-14 03:47:22 UTC
The RH8.0 kernel seems a bit of a pain. But I have a workaround that has worked
well for me.Never a failed make. And yes, the warnings are normal.

$ cd /usr/src/linux-2.4
$ make mrproper
$ cp /boot/config-2.4.18-14 .config
$ make xconfig 
$ make dep; make clean; make bzImage; make modules; make modules_install; make
install

Note: I used xconfig. menuconfig is fine. xconfig is just nice!
You will also find a lot of example configurations in
"/usr/src/linux-2.4/configs" that may be used. Using the default configuration
saved a lot of pain for me. Little problems like not including packet sockets
for DHCP to work. Not making IDE BLOCK SUPPORT as a module so I can use the
"options ide-cd DMA=1". If IDE BLOCK SUPPORT is compiled into the kernel the new
technique used by RedHat will not work. But I can save myself a lot of time and
greif by using the default setup and changing only what I need to change.
The bloat of the default configuration is not a problem at all. In most cases
the modules are created and Linux is setup to load modules on demand when
needed. So I have some modules I will never need 'dma support for BX
motherboard' but then again I am not using any system resources by making
including module support for the item. I can go back later and remove what I do
not need. But for simply adding NTFS support this is a safe way to make sure you
have what you need. You may want to also change the PROCESSOR TYPE to match your
system. If you are using a Athlon do not worry about the mach686 options during
the build process. Redhat for 'stability' reasons is building Althon as if we
selected 686. 

Greg - Just another Linux nut.





Comment 2 Nick Sklavenitis 2002-11-03 05:37:32 UTC
Everything seems to compile fine for me. I had the same problem till i installed
the compat modules for gcc not sure if this is the proper way to do it but now
it works.

Comment 3 Alan Cox 2003-06-05 12:08:05 UTC
The kernel source is set up so you can build modules off it using the module
building scripts/tools rather than rebuilding the kernel. The make mrproper will
do what you want



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