Precompiled kernel with Nokia DKU-2

[the87boy]

Hey

I'm having some problems, because I'm going to USA soon, and I'm going to have a mobile phone connected to my mobile phone, while I'm overthere, so I can send smses to my friends and so on
I have a Nokia 6230i, I will like to have connected to my computer
Otherwise I'm searching for a precompiled kernel, where usb_serial.h is included

[falko]

Otherwise I'm searching for a precompiled kernel, where usb_serial.h is included
I don't know where you can find such a kernel... Maybe it's easier to compile your own one?

[the87boy]

I have given it a try, but it wasn't successful
I had a config-file, but it's failing everytime, so if someone can compile it for me, I will be very happy

[Ben]

Can you copy any output why it is failing and what you are doing stepy by step maybe it is easier to help then...

Is it failing while compiling or on reboot?

[the87boy]

Can you copy any output why it is failing and what you are doing stepy by step maybe it is easier to help then...

Shall I also copy the whole config file in here or?

Is it failing while compiling or on reboot?
It's failing on compiling

[falko]

It's failing on compiling
Just post this error for now.

[the87boy]

Now I had compiled it with just this errors, who are written in the zipped log-file, I had attached.
Now I can't remember, what I have to do, and the howto, I had followed isn't avaible more
I had compiled the kernel with this commando:
make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 --initrd --rootcmd fakeroot binary-arch

Shall I just use this commandoes:
dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.17.11_custom.1.0_i386.deb linux-headers-2.6.17.11_custom.1.0_i386.deb

And then just reboot or what?

[Ben]

Ah I thought of compiling the "real" source from kernel.org with "patching" or adding the dku2 sources....

[the87boy]

It was also my meaning, but I couldn't find out of how to do that, so I will make the DKU-2 driver as a module (as described on the http://www.gnokii.org/docs.shtml#dku2) when I can't find out of the other thing

[Ben]

Well I would use this:


Install

* Get / configure / build a set of kernel sources.
* make sure that you are running this kernel, and /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build points to the kernel sources directory
* cd $gnokii_sources/patches/kernel_2.{4,6}
* make
* Become root
* make install
* modprobe nokia_dku2
* dmesg
* Look for the lines as shown above!
* Edit .gnokiirc to include port=/dev/ttyUSB.. and connection=dku2


For the first part I would download the actual kernel image from kernel.org,
unzip it in e.g. /usr/local/src
cd into the kernel dir
if you already have a kernel config for that kernel tree (eihter 2.4 or 2.6) copy it into that dir
run "make menuconfig" and change things which you need or do not need.
then run the above steps till make (excluding make) and run
"make bzImage modules modules_install"

then follow the rest.

at least do

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.X.XX.X
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.X.XX.X
cp .config /boot/.config-2.X.XX.X

the rest depends now on your bootloader config if it is lilo or grub...

[the87boy]

For the first part I would download the actual kernel image from kernel.org,
unzip it in e.g. /usr/local/src
I have done that, but I had used /usr/src instead


cd into the kernel dir
if you already have a kernel config for that kernel tree (eihter 2.4 or 2.6) copy it into that dir
run "make menuconfig" and change things which you need or do not need.
then run the above steps till make (excluding make) and run
"make bzImage modules modules_install"

Wouldn't it mean, that I have to compile the kernel first to see, if /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build points to the kernel sources directory


then follow the rest.

at least do

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.X.XX.X
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.X.XX.X
cp .config /boot/.config-2.X.XX.X

the rest depends now on your bootloader config if it is lilo or grub...
Shouldn't I have installed the kernel first (the .deb-files)? I'm using grub

[Ben]

Well the .deb are prceompiled packages I thought...
It's now matter how you first got your kernel, if you take the one coming with debian or compile one for your self...

I thought /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build is either a symlink, but did not check that....

[the87boy]

Don't you have a messenger? It's much easier in that way, I think, because I'm so confused

[Ben]

At the moment not, I'm at work sorry. But just describe it here, maybe sb. else has any helpfull ideas...

[the87boy]

I will do so
Now I had download and extracted 'linux-2.6.17.13.tar.bz2'
What shall I do now?

[the87boy]

Shall I compile the kernel and then edit the kernel again or what do I have to do :confused:

[falko]

Did you have a look at this tutorial? http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21

[the87boy]

Yes, but I thought, I should do something, before I had to configure the kernel

[falko]

No, you must compile a new kernel, and when you run
make menuconfigyou must select all kernel modules you need.

[the87boy]

Well I would use this:


...
* make sure that you are running this kernel, and /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build points to the kernel sources directory


Does that mean, I have to compile the kernel first or what?



* cd $gnokii_sources/patches/kernel_2.{4,6}


It's easy, but when I run the command below, it says, that there aren't no rules to create the bzImage

make bzImage modules modules_install


That's what I have done until now

[the87boy]

Aren't there some help?

[falko]

Why don't you try this tutorial? http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21

[the87boy]

I had followed it, but it comes with an error, when I had rebooted the computer, that says:
request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1
request_module: runaway loop modprobe char-major-5-1
request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1
request_module: runaway loop modprobe char-major-5-1
request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1

[falko]

Does it hang during boot? Otherwise, I'd ignore it.

[the87boy]

Yes, it stops, when that error comes
I think, it had something to do with the Cryptographic options, because it is doing it with everything in the Cryptographic options, I compile as modules
Can the reason be, that I get this error:

if [ -r System.map -a -x /sbin/depmod ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.6.17.13; fi

When I run:

cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.13
sudo make modules_install

[the87boy]

I think, I had found the fail now
When I run the make modules_install before the make-kpkg-command (and there because the dpkg -i command), the dpkg -i command says, that the /lib/modules folder already exists
What can I have maked wrong?

[falko]

When I run the make modules_install before the make-kpkg-command (and there because the dpkg -i command), the dpkg -i command says, that the /lib/modules folder already exists

Did you try to run the command afterwards?

[the87boy]

No, but shouldn't it run before?

[falko]

No, I think you must run it afterwards.

[the87boy]

I cant try it now, because I'm in US now, so it's very risky to reboot a computer with a new kernel or do anybody have some tricks to do that?

[falko]

so it's very risky to reboot a computer with a new kernel or do anybody have some tricks to do that?
It's a trial and error thing, so if you don't have physical access to the system right now, you shouldn't do it (unless you have a serial console which lets you connect to your computer as if you were sitting in front of it, i.e. you can see the bootup process and everything else through this serial console).