Hi Frederick, > It does not work, I still get the message "no target". I also cannot > locate any files with patterns "xconfig" or "menuconfig". > > I did install the kernel-package. > > I don't understand, what I'm doing wrong.
"kernel-package" and "kernel-source" are two different things. You will need a kernel source package. The package "kernel-package" is used to create a custom Debian package of the kernel you configure with "make xconfig," for example. All of the config targets (config, xconfig and menuconfig) are normally in /usr/src/linux/Makefile. This is what I have in /usr/src/linux: COPYING Makefile debian/ init/ mm/ stamp-configure CREDITS README drivers/ ipc/ modules/ stamp-image Documentation/ Rules.make fs/ kernel/ net/ MAINTAINERS arch/ include/ lib/ scripts/ when you run "make xconfig" the "make" program will by default read the file "Makefile" and search for a target called "xconfig." If you don't have a Makefile then you will need to download a Linux kernel source package, preferrably from Debian. Note that you will need to have run X running and be logged in as root if you want to do an xconfig. The others config and menuconfig don't need X but also require you to be logged in as root. Here are some of the kernel-source packages available in the unstable distribution "potato": __ Opt devel kernel-sourc <none> 2.0.33-10 Linux kernel source. __ Opt devel kernel-sourc <none> 2.0.34-4 Linux kernel source. __ Opt devel kernel-sourc <none> 2.0.35-3 Linux kernel source. __ Opt devel kernel-sourc <none> 2.0.36-1 Linux kernel source. __ Opt devel kernel-sourc <none> 2.1.125-1 Linux kernel source. Use the kernel source packages available in whatever Debian distribution you have. Let me/us know if you still have problems. -Ossama
