Kernel Compile errors for 2.2.16

Subba Rao subb3 at attglobal.net
Sun Jul 30 19:06:26 EDT 2000


On  0, Derek Martin <derek at cerberus.ne.mediaone.net> wrote:
> Today, Subba Rao gleaned this insight:
> 
> > Is anyone else experiencing this problem while trying to compile 2.2.16?
> > 
> > ========================================================
> > make[2]: *** [radio-miropcm20.o] Error 1
> > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/drivers/char'
> > make[1]: *** [_modsubdir_char] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/drivers'
> > make: *** [_mod_drivers] Error 2
> 
> 
> A quick peek at the source tells me that this is a driver in Video for
> Linux for a radio tuner card (which is in the character devices section),
> and it requires low-level sound drivers.  Presumably you're compiling it
> in either because you have such a card, or because you just never
> disabled Video for Linux support. 
> 
> You need to either deselect it in the Video for Linux section, or
> re-enable sound support and enable low-level sound driver support.
> 
> 

Thanks Derek! The problem was with the Video for Linux module.
I disabled that and the compilation went smoothly after that!

Thanks again.
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