make menuconfig gets *** No rule....error

[wurmy]

ok i just reinstalled linux. i am trying to get my SMC 1660 NE2000 compat. NIC card to work. the directions from the manufacturer website are these:
Step 1: make sure that kernel source code is included (check /usr/src/linux). how do i know if it is or not??
Step 2: Recompile kernel: cd to /usr/src/linux, then type 'make menuconfig' and select the following options, etc...
well when i do that i get a message that says something like ***No rule to make target 'menuconfig'. i've been struggling with this for about 2 days now....anyone got any ideas?

wurmy

[osnap]

I replied to your last message about this. Did you not read it?

You need to get the latest kernel source from www.kernel.org (http://www.kernel.org) then read this to compile your new kernel: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/compiling/kernelcomp.html

[wurmy]

i've tried recompiling the kernel, i tried getting an entirely new kernel. everytime i tried to run the zImage i would get a big long error. then the last time i did when i ran make modules i got the same error....i never could get it to work....check out my other couple of posts....it's a mess...

[wurmy]

when i type in make zImage i get this message:
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/split-include/scripts/split include.c in file included from /usr/include/errno.h:36, from scripts/split-include.c:26:
/usr/include/bits/errno.h:25: linud/errno.h: No such file or directory
make *** [scipts/split-include] Error 1


that's the error message.
the last time it also happened when i ran make modules. (after running make menuconfig, make dep, make clean...)

[osnap]

I was reading some of your other posts and I have a question: when you ran make menuconfig did you go through EVERYTHING and select all your modules (answer y, m, n) for everything that you need?

[wurmy]

i think on a few of them that i was completely unsure about i just hit enter. is that the problem? (i'm pretty clueless so i wouldn't be surprised if it is).

[osnap]

Maybe.

It's usually agood idea that if you're not sure if you need something answer "y" or at least "m" to it that way you will get that module no matter what.

[wurmy]

*sigh* well...i guess it can't hurt to try it again....