[Voyage-linux] More build errors...

[Punky Tse]

Compile and build the kernel image in debian way.  See debian kernel how-to:
http://www.falkotimme.com/howtos/debian_kernel2.6_compile/index.php
http://www.projektfarm.com/en/support/howto/debian_kernel_compile.html

Robert Haskins wrote:

> OK, I am really showing my newbie-ness here. The kernel built fine, 
> but how do I install it? When I run the "make install", make installs 
> the new kernel to a location relative to "/" which is obviously not 
> where my voyage installation is located.
>
> Please advise. Thanks!
>
> Punky Tse wrote:
>
>> The kernel source is always available, and they are provided in debian
>> package.  That means, make sure in your Debian building machine, you
>> have
>>     deb http://www.voyage.hk/dists/sarge ./ in /etc/apt/sources.list 
>> and has run "apt-get update".  Then,
>>     apt-get install kernel-source-2.6.8-voyage
>> The kernel tarball will be downloaded to /usr/src.  Use your
>> conventional way to build the kernel.
>>
>> If you are not running Debian, but other distro, you can download the
>> deb package at:
>>     http://www.voyage.hk/dists/sarge/kernel/
>>
>> The kernel config is stored in     
>> http://www.voyage.hk/download/kernel_config/
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:48:12 -0500, Robert Haskins
>> <rhaskins at cnetwork.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for fixing the build issues! I'll give them a try today and let
>>> you know how it goes.
>>>
>>> On the kernel build issue, are you going to give users the ability to
>>> build their own kernel? I've tried other small Linux distributions, and
>>> the the problem I always have had is building a kernel that works.
>>> Granted, I am a newbie to *recent* kernel building (I used to have to
>>> build static kernels for Digital Ultrix 4.x BSD-based boxesback in the
>>> early 90's :-) ) but I am looking for a small Linux distribution that I
>>> can easily build the kernel with.
>>>
>>> I was hoping to use voyage, but if it downloads the kernel from your
>>> site it doesn't look like voyage will work for me, either. (BTW when I
>>> used the build script previously, the kernels were not
>>> downloaded/installed. Perhaps you've fixed that with your recent 
>>> changes?)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Punky Tse wrote:
>>>
>>>> - I have added back the gettext-base to the build script as the latest
>>>> pppoeconf requries it.
>>>> - the build script does not build the kernel.  Instead, it gets the
>>>> pre-built kernel from voyage.hk.
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if you encountered any problem after using the 
>>>> latest
>>>> script.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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