Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262001AbTIRR4K (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:56:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262006AbTIRR4K (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:56:10 -0400 Received: from pasmtp.tele.dk ([193.162.159.95]:64010 "EHLO pasmtp.tele.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262001AbTIRR4I (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:56:08 -0400 Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:54:28 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Rob Landley Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Make modules_install doesn't create /lib/modules/$version Message-ID: <20030918175428.GA1095@mars.ravnborg.org> Mail-Followup-To: Rob Landley , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200309180321.40307.rob@landley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200309180321.40307.rob@landley.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 895 Lines: 26 On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 03:21:40AM -0400, Rob Landley wrote: > I've installed -test3, -test4, and now -test5, and each time make > modules_install died with the following error: > > Kernel: arch/i386/boot/bzImage is ready > sh arch/i386/boot/install.sh 2.6.0-test5 arch/i386/boot/bzImage System.map "" > /lib/modules/2.6.0-test5 is not a directory. > mkinitrd failed > make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 > make: *** [install] Error 2 > > I had to create the directory in question by hand, and then run it again, at > which point it worked. I usually do: make install make modules_install The first step creates the directory for me. (RH 8.0). Sam - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/