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I have downloaded the kernel 2.6.37 from kernel.org. I have tried to compile it but I get an error:

$ make menuconfig
scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig
***
*** Configuration file ".config" not found!
***
*** Please run some configurator (e.g. "make oldconfig" or
*** "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig").
***
make[2]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 1
make[1]: *** [silentoldconfig] Error 2
make: *** No rule to make target `include/config/auto.conf', needed by `include/config/kernel.release'. Stop.

I have copied the actual kernel configuration to .config:

cp /boot/config-2.6.37-20110117 .config

I have executed make menuconfig another time but it compiles the full kernel without showing a menu. o_O I have compiled this kernel a few days without problems.

Any help? Thanks.

nanofarad
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Juan Simón
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    So so that it's mentioned here, and it has nothing to do with compiling the Kernel, there's a [Mainline Kernel PPA](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds) which does already contain 2.6.37. These are already compiled binary packages that you can just install. They come with all of the same caveats as compiling the kernel yourself. – Stefano Palazzo Jan 19 '11 at 13:29

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I do this on a fairly regular basis. It's quite simple. I follow the "Old fashioned way" instructions. If you're not, read that from the beginning and make sure you have the right things installed. My steps are as follows:

  1. Download kernel, extract it, and cd into the resultant directory.

  2. Copy in the config from the running kernel:

    cp -vi /boot/config-`uname -r` .config

  3. Show the new config keys and set values (optional):

    make oldconfig

  4. Main config (if I need to change things, optional again):

    make menuconfig

  5. Compile and package:

    env CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=8 fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd kernel-image kernel-headers
Oli
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The error was an alias of make that I have defined in my .bashrc.

Juan Simón
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