SC420 problem with Debian make-kpkg

From: Chris Gray (christopher_gray_at_symantec.com)
Date: 05/31/05

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    Hi:

    In February, I got, from the Dell website, a 2.4.28 kernel and got my
    SC420
    working with the ATA disk software built into that kernel and with the right
    module for the network adapter. However, I need to add other things like USB
    and sound support, and also need to update to a 2.6 kernel for other
    reasons.

    I got 2.6.10 from the Debian site via aptitude, got it unpacked, and it's
    sitting in /usr/src/linux-2.6.10/kernel-source-2.6.10. There are lower
    subdirectories like arch and arch/i386, but you get the idea.

    I should now be ready to start building a Debian package and modifying my
    kernel configuration as needed. But, When I issue the command:

    make-kpkg clean

    from usr/src/linux-2.6.10/kernel-source-2.6.10 or any other directory level
    from /usr/src on down, I get a message saying

    "We do not seem to be in a top-level kernel source directory tree...".

    The message suggested upgrading the Debian kernel-package which I have done to
    no good effect. I also looked through some Debian archives and saw many
    messages about people installing modules/drivers that caused this message.
    Could there be something about the Dell installation that is causing make-kpkg
    to choke?

    Also, I am issuing the make-kpkg clean as root.

    Does anybody know what this message really means and what to do about
    it? It seems pretty clear there's something very basic that make-kpkg
    isn't finding that it wants, given that not even the clean option works.

    Thanks.

    Chris 

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