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eskimo
01-05-2003, 11:42 PM
Phew: I have been trying to upgrade my kernel (Red Hat 7.2: 2.4.7-10) to the newest 2.4.20. I obtained the kernel (2.4.20.tar.gz) from kernel.org I'm doing this to get the NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123 and NVIDIA_GLX-1.0-3123 to recognize my kernel. Refused my old kernel.

I cd'd to /usr/src and gzip'd and tar'd the file, did a make mrporoper and then make config, answering the queries as best I could. I then did a make dep, this is where the error showed up, after some data the folowing line appears.

/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26:linux/limits.h no such file or directory
make: ***[scripts/mkdep] error 1

I continued and tried to make zImage and got the very same error.
I then worked my way into the file structure one step at a time and when I got to: ls /usr/include the linux file was flashing in a red box??? I am not sure how to continue or to modify the file (/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h) Oh, by the way there is a file local_lim.h!!!! Not sure of the data in the file, no appearance of 36:26:???

Can anyone help me here. Always, thanks....

phlipant
01-06-2003, 12:16 AM
the most recent kernel release for rh7.2 is 2.4.18-19.7.x. i`m not certain it supports your drivers but you can upgrade to it by typing rhn_register. the upgrade is both free and easy.

phlipant
01-06-2003, 12:32 AM
there is a good discussion of you problem in RH8.0 here (http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14) the kernel used is older than the kernel you would get if you run rhn_register