upgrading kernel ERROR !!

[Shenno]

hiz,

am trying to upgrade from kernel 2.4 to 3.0.4 "stable one"..

i did download the tar file, extracted successfully

i did use menuconfig gr8 too..

after saving am trying to use "make" or "make modules" or "make bzImag" ,,, i got an error !!

here it is :

usr/src/linux-3.0.4/arch/x86/include/asm/arch_hweight.h: In function __arch_hweight32:
 
usr/src/linux-3.0.4/arch/x86/include/asm/arch_hweight.h:29: parse error before string constant

make[1]: *** [arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s] ERROR 1
make: *** [prepare0] ERROR 2

my GCC version is : 3.2.2.2

i will rly appreciate your help, Thx in advance =)

[sicarie]

What Linux version are you running?

Are you just trying to get to an updated kernel, or are you intentionally compiling yours for the experience or some other reason?

[Shenno]

linux ver:9
kernel is 2.4

actually am trying to upgrade cuz my NIC not detected.. I've downloaded the module but didn't work too,

i tried to install NTFS file system it refuses..

soo many probs. so i decided to update the kernel..

i wanna add that Xconfig didn't work.. only way to config kernel is using menucomfig..

i alse tried to upgrade to kernel 2.6 rather than 3.04 but exactly the same error !!


thx for reply..

[sicarie]

What distribution are you using? Ubuntu? RedHat? CentOS? Debian? Gentoo?

Compiling your own kernel is something you don't need to do unless you have a very specific reason for.

I'd recommend using Ubuntu Linux as it has most drivers built-in and will probably recognize your NIC. However, if you don't want to, what 'module' did you download? Was it an rpm? .deb file? Makefile?

i tried to install NTFS file system it refuses..

NTFS is a proprietary Microsoft technology that Linux will not create on a drive. Linux runs things like ext2/3 or RieserFS, or a number of other file systems I believe to be superior to NTFS.

[Shenno]

am using redhat 9,

upgrading to 3.04 will make support of NTFS, and my nic..

if i have kernel dun wanna support my nic, even after downloading new module.. dun wanna support ntfs.. dun wanna be upgraded too !!

sure i dun need this kernel.. it's too old

am on my way to redhat certified technical, so i need redhat no other linux..

THX

[sicarie]

So my recommendation is to download a newer version of RH.

If you're unable to do that, you can look at something like CentOS that is a re-branded version of RH, just be aware it's patches are sometimes 6 months behind RedHat.

The suggestions I saw online were to update GCC and check the config file, though updating is difficult without a NIC, and .config files can get cryptic.

[Shenno]

ok i will try get new version, thx any way =)