Re: [Xen-users] Unstable kernel build fails - please help

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Subject:	Re: [Xen-users] Unstable kernel build fails - please help
From:	Shahzad Chohan <shahzad.chohan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:44:50 +0100
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On 7/20/05, aq <aquynh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 7/20/05, Shahzad Chohan <shahzad.chohan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm hoping one of you pro's can help me.
> >
> > Basically I tried compiling the xen unstable kernel by doing the following:
> >
> > 1) Download xen-unstable
> > 2) Untar xen-unstabel
> > 3) cd xen-unstable
> > 4) Copy kernel config from redhat kernel: cp
> > /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/kernel-2.6.9-i686.config
> > /root/xen/xen-unstable/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/.config
> > 5) KERNELS=*2.4* make dist
> 
> i dont see why you copy 2.6 kernel config, then compile 2.4 kernel ?
> 
> >| /sbin/genksyms  -k 2.4.30 >
> >/root/xen/xen-unstable/linux-2.4.30-xenU/include/linux/modules/api.ver.tmp
> >/bin/sh: /sbin/genksyms: No such file or directory
> 
> install /sbin/genksyms first, then try again
> 
> 
> regards,
> aq
> 

Hi Thanks for the reply. Basically I wanted the 2.6 xen kernel to have
all of the options that the redhat has.

Redhat don't supply the genksyms package, they stopped packaging it in
fedora core 3. How can I get round this?

Thanks
Shaz

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