Debian Etch 2.6.25 kernel compile error

[Jari Aalto]

On behalf
 http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/506#comment_51
by Anonymous (79.97.xx.xx) on Tue 12 Aug 2008 at 22:40
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Hi, am having problems compiling this on Etch 2.6.25

Here are the last few lines and the errors messages I am getting:

if [ -d /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25 ]; then \
if [ ! -f /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/.config ]; then \
echo "" >&2; \
echo "*************************************************" >&2; \
echo "[NOTE] Kernel has no .config file." >&2; \
echo "*************************************************" >&2; \
echo "Press RETURN to continue and for" \
"all subsequent questions."; >&2; \
if [ -f /boot/config-2.6.25-2-amd64 ]; then \
cp /boot/config-2.6.25-2-amd64 /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/.config; \
else \
make -C /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25 oldconfig; \
fi; \
if ! grep -qE 'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM' /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/.config ; then \
echo "[WARN] CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM is not enabled." \
" Trying to fix." >&2; \
echo "CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y" >> /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/.config; \
fi; \
cp /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/.config /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/.config.oldconfig; \
fi; \
if [ ! -h /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25/include/asm ]; then \
echo "[NOTE] Kernel sources not prepared; doing it now." ; \
make -C /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25 CC=gcc prepare scripts; \
fi; \
fi
[NOTE] Kernel sources not prepared; doing it now.
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25'
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
*
* Restart config...
*
*
* SCSI low-level drivers
*
SCSI low-level drivers (SCSI_LOWLEVEL) [Y/n] y
iSCSI Initiator over TCP/IP (ISCSI_TCP) [M/n/?] m
3ware 5/6/7/8xxx ATA-RAID support (BLK_DEV_3W_XXXX_RAID) [M/n/?] m
3ware 9xxx SATA-RAID support (SCSI_3W_9XXX) [M/n/?] m
ACARD SCSI support (SCSI_ACARD) [N/m/?] (NEW) aborted!

Console input/output is redirected. Run 'make oldconfig' to update configuration.

make[3]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf', needed by `include/config/kernel.release'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.25'
make: *** [kernel-prepare] Error 2
debuild: fatal error at line 1228:

Any advice?
debian/rules build failed

[Jari Aalto (jari-aalto)]

At the kernel preparation phase:

3ware 9xxx SATA-RAID support (SCSI_3W_9XXX) [M/n/?] m
ACARD SCSI support (SCSI_ACARD) [N/m/?] (NEW) aborted!

It looks like from the message "aborted!" that Control-C was pressed by user to cancel the
kernel configuration. To verify this, further information is needed from the original submitter.

POSSIBLE REMEDY

Press ENTER/RETURN key on every question the Kernel configuration needs.

This phase is not controlled by tc-installer, but it calls the kernel scripts,
which prepares the needed things.

[bayes (iain-nash)]

I am the original submitter, apologies I didn't realise the original post wasn't monitored anymore.

Crtl-C wasn't pressed during the install...

Many thanks,

[bayes (iain-nash)]

I have noticed that the installer is automatically answering all questions. How can I manually answer them?

[Jari Aalto (jari-aalto)]

The installer uses the same Kernel .config file as what the current running kernel is using (see /boot/*config*), so
manually answering questions is not supposed to be happening.

There has been substantial chnanges recently, so if you possible, please try again. The call
will automatically retrieve latest updates:

  tc-dpkg --auto --install

[Jari Aalto (jari-aalto)]

I believe this bug has been fixed in latest release.
The modules compile in Debian / kernel 2.6.26.
Please open new bug report if the problem still persists.