help with kernel compile!

[funnyperson1]

ok now, i tried following the guide for installing a linux kernel here:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Kernel-HOWTO.html

when i say make xconfig it goes out giving me several errors:

make[1]: gcc: Command not found
make[1]: *** [tkparse.o] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.19/scripts'
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

then i try make menuconfig and it gives me an error saying i dont have ncurses and so i dled ncurses and when i typed ./configure it said this:

checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH

then i did make config and when through the LOOOOOONG process of configuring there and that seemed to work

but when i typed make dep, it gave me another error:
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/mkdep scripts/mkdep.c
make: gcc: Command not found
make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 127

so please help me, do i need to install c++ for this to work? teach me

 

[funnyperson1]

if i do need to install gcc tell me how to do it, redhats package upgarding utility is missing something that i had update using RHN and now wont let me install without the old version

 

[funnyperson1]

never, mind i got gcc installed and now make dep works...after i install this kernel ima try to do a make menu config after installing ncurses because, make xconfig still gives me errors

 

[funnyperson1]

i just compiled my first kernel ....but internet and other things dont work in it ....in config i dont see a place to enable intel lan cards, how do i configure my ethernet card, its an Intel InBusiness 10/100 card

 

[Tiger]

Under root -> modconf
This should produce a menu with many options with the 2.4.xx kernel.
As a fellow newbie to Linux may I suggest you investigate Debian version. Once you get the hang of dselect and apt-get it is a fantastic platform and very powerful. The reason I suggest this is because of the hassles you are experiencing. If you want an app or new kernel with with deselect Debian automatically works out the dependencies, downloads them and then instals them for you. There are many features for upgrading and updating system files and security.

 

[funnyperson1]

thanks, but actually compiliing the kernel was one of the tasks that i have to do for my network admin class (we define our own goals), so i could learn better how linux works....so i think ill have to work out the hassles as part of a learning process, so i can maintain my A from last qurater ...i will try modconf tonight

 

[moorcito]

You might have to first figure out what driver runs your NIC, just because it might not say "intel" doesn't mean that it doesn't run.

Are you doing this on a laptop? 'Cause if you are, then you have to add PCMCIA support into the kernel, and then have the cardmgr daemon running in order to get PCMCIA cards working right.

 

[funnyperson1]

i still have the orginal redhat install, how would i see what driver it is running? this is on my desktop no pcmcia...and this isnt just an intel chipset card, this is made by intel ....

 

[moorcito]

I wasn't talking about the NIC card, I was talking about the NIC driver. I was just saying that just cause you didn't see an option in config to enable Intel Lan cards doesn't mean that it isn't there.

From what I gather those cards are run by the e100 driver. See if that is an option in config.
Check this page for more driver info from intel.
http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm

 

[funnyperson1]

ok, when compiling again i saw an option for the etherexpress pro cards, but still when loading it gives me "cant detect IP error" i really am a n00b and then i tried tried enabling kernel autodetect IP using DHCP which is what ive always selected during installs....but that didnt work either...no choice for e100 drivers