[SOLVED] ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalad..... Running "genkernel all" does not help

rrrssssss · 01-05-2010, 04:15 AM

Hello forum,

I am running Gentoo with the 2.6.30-r8 kernel.

A few weeks ago I emerged the gentoo sources and then I ran "genkernel all" to compile the new kernel and I did not receive any errors.

I thought everything went well until I emerged the nvidia driver from the Portage tree and I got this error during a self test of the driver:

Code:

KBUILD_EXTMOD="/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-185.18.36/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.36-pkg0/usr/src/nv" -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.30-gentoo-r8/Makefile \
        modules
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || (            \
        echo;                                                           \
        echo "  ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";               \
        echo "         include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing."; \
        echo "         Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it.";     \
        echo;                                                           \
        /bin/false)

Here are the first few lines from the genkernel log file:

Code:

* Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 3.4.10.904[0m
* Running with options: all

* Linux Kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r8[0m for x86[0m...
* kernel: >> Running mrproper...
COMMAND: make -j2 CC="gcc" LD="ld" AS="as" ARCH="x86"  
* config: Using config from /usr/share/genkernel/arch/x86/kernel-config
*         Previous config backed up to .config.bak
*         >> Running oldconfig...
COMMAND: make -j2 CC="gcc" LD="ld" AS="as" ARCH="x86"  
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/hash
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
  HOSTLD  scripts/kconfig/conf
scripts/kconfig/conf -o arch/x86/Kconfig

The nvidia driver continued to install in spite of the error without any more errors.

But I have been having problems with the nvidia driver such as the graphics adapter not being initilized. Sometimes I can boot up to a screen and sometimes I can not. Could this problem be because of the error message?

I thought running "genkernel all" would be all that is necessary to compile the kernel without any errors but why am I getting this error?

Should I heed what the message says and run "make oldconfig && make prepare"? Again, I thought running "genkernel all" was all that would be necessary.

Help would be appreciated,
Roy

business_kid · 01-05-2010, 06:40 AM

the 'genkernel' command is distro specific and I would look at the error.
"include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing." Check them out.
I have them installed in /usr/include/linux. You can install the kernel headers from your distro. That would be the recommended way forward. Alternatively you can change to kernel top sourcedir and run
make headers check
make headers install

But if you use a much newer kernel than came with your system, these are not the headers your system is compiled against. Programmers mutter dark threats about doing that. Headers change, and keeping these things about the same age is important

rrrssssss · 01-05-2010, 06:59 AM

Hello business_kid,

After reading your reply, I checked to see if those two files are indeed missing but they are *not* missing. They are there.

These two files are exactly where they should be: include/linux/autoconfig.h and include/config/auto.conf

Why would the self test in the nvidia installer say they are not there when they are indeed there? Perhaps they are the wrong version???

Here is a quote from a different post from exvor:

Quote:

Quote:
I noticed my Linux headers are a lower version from my running kernel. My Linux headers are version 2.6.27-r2 and my running kernel is version 2.6.30-r8. I figured this would not matter because when I ran emerge --sync earlier, the higher versioned Linux headers were not pulled in and I trusted that Portage knew what it was doing.

This is perfectly normal and correct. Your kernel headers are the ones that your current version of glibc is built with. They really don't ever need to be updated unless you update glibc. The reason you have them and do not use the ones from the source directory of the kernel is they are sanitized. It always bothered me how some distros put the kernel stuff in /usr/src/kernel which is considered bad since some programs will attempt to use headers from that directory instead of linking vs the correct ones.
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I'm open to suggestions.

Roy

business_kid · 01-06-2010, 03:19 AM

Hmmm. Here's your error.

KBUILD_EXTMOD="/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-185.18.36/work/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.36-pkg0/usr/src/nv" -f /usr/src/linux-2.6.30-gentoo-r8/Makefile \
modules
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid.";

Mebbe it's the /usr/src/linux<whatever>/include/linux/ header files it wants? Try
cd /usr/src/linux<whatever>
make headers check

and then have another go at the build.

rrrssssss · 01-08-2010, 08:12 AM

Hello business_kid,

Before I do any rebuilding, there is one more thing I would like to point out. My autoconf.h file has every entry commented out and perhaps that is why I am getting the error. Below is part of my autoconf.h file:

Code:

/*
 * Automatically generated C config: don't edit
 * Linux kernel version: 2.6.30-gentoo-r8
 * Tue Jan  5 13:08:48 2010
 */
#define AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
#define CONFIG_USB_SISUSBVGA_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT 1
#define CONFIG_ROADRUNNER_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_PCMCIA_FMVJ18X_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_ACPI_AC_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER 1
#define CONFIG_PM_STD_PARTITION ""
#define CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK 1
#define CONFIG_RTC_DRV_M41T80_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_USB_LEGOTOWER_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_HID_CHERRY_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_SB_COMMON_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DVB_PLUTO2_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_GAMEPORT_NS558_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_JOYSTICK_GRIP_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_PCI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BONDING_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HPT366 1
#define CONFIG_INET_XFRM_TUNNEL_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_KRETPROBES 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANUBIS_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_FRAME_WARN 1024
#define CONFIG_JBD2_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_CS4231_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_HERMES_CACHE_FW_ON_INIT 1
#define CONFIG_P54_USB_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NI65_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED 1
#define CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK 1
#define CONFIG_ARCH_DEFCONFIG "arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig"
#define CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_IR_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_AZT3328_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_IT8712F_WDT_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_TCP_CONG_SCALABLE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI 1
#define CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL 1
#define CONFIG_AUXDISPLAY 1
#define CONFIG_DVB_USB_AF9005_REMOTE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_HELPER_CHIPS_AUTO 1
#define CONFIG_SENSORS_VT8231_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290 1
#define CONFIG_IP6_NF_TARGET_REJECT_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT 1
#define CONFIG_TCP_CONG_VENO_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_CARDBUS 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD4_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SONYPI_COMPAT 1
#define CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_TI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_INPUT_POLLDEV_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TTL_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_INET6_XFRM_MODE_BEET_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_TASK_XACCT 1
#define CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE_SYSCTL 1
#define CONFIG_ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC 1
#define CONFIG_HAVE_FTRACE_SYSCALLS 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER2 1
#define CONFIG_ASYNC_CORE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_FB_IVTV_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_MEYE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_COMMON_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_CRYPTO 1
#define CONFIG_IPW2200_QOS 1
#define CONFIG_E1000_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IT821X 1
#define CONFIG_NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD5 1
#define CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP 1
#define CONFIG_FLATMEM 1
#define CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE 1
#define CONFIG_PROC_KCORE 1
#define CONFIG_USB_IOWARRIOR_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_BTCX_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_ATM_FORE200E_USE_TASKLET 1
#define CONFIG_PCMCIA_SMC91C92_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD 1
#define CONFIG_SCSI_LOWLEVEL_PCMCIA 1
#define CONFIG_SCSI_FC_ATTRS_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_IRDA_ULTRA 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_WORKQUEUE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK 1
#define CONFIG_TMD_HERMES_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_E2100_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NET_CLS_RSVP6_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_CBC_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_LIB_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_TRACING 1
#define CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_AGP_AMD_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DVB_USB_CXUSB_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_USB_W9968CF_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SERIAL_JSM_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DEVKMEM 1
#define CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_USB_IRTOUCH 1
#define CONFIG_USB_RTL8150_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_NETBIOS_NS_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_HIGHPTE 1
#define CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER 1
#define CONFIG_GFS2_FS_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SND_DARLA20_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DVB_STV0297_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_RADIO_ZOLTRIX_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN_LML33_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_ATM_FORE200E_DEBUG 0
#define CONFIG_HOSTAP_PCI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_CASSINI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_PCMCIA_FDOMAIN_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECB_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SECCOMP 1
#define CONFIG_TOSHIBA_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS 1
#define CONFIG_HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2 1
#define CONFIG_SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_KS0108_PORT 0x378
#define CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_WHITEHEAT_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_VIDEO_W9966_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ 1
#define CONFIG_NETXEN_NIC_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_PATA_SIL680 1
#define CONFIG_PATA_ARTOP 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX 1
#define CONFIG_PNPACPI 1
#define CONFIG_BT_HCIBLUECARD_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_OLD_BELKIN_DONGLE_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_IP_DCCP_CCID3_RTO 100
#define CONFIG_IP6_NF_RAW_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_TIMERFD 1
#define CONFIG_ENABLE_MUST_CHECK 1
#define CONFIG_RTC_INTF_PROC 1
#define CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DVB_STV0299_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DVB_TDA826X_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_MEDIA_TUNER_XC5000_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_I2C_NFORCE2_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_ZD1211RW_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NET_POCKET 1
#define CONFIG_WINBOND_840_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_PATA_MPIIX 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X 1
#define CONFIG_EVENTFD 1
#define CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC 1
#define CONFIG_NOP_TRACER 1
#define CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR 1
#define CONFIG_SND_HDA_CODEC_VIA 1
#define CONFIG_AGP_ALI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_USB_KAWETH_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_DL2K_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_PCMCIA_NINJA_SCSI_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD 1
#define CONFIG_HAS_DMA 1
#define CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_FRAG_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_DSCP_MODULE 1
#define CONFIG_THERMAL_MODULE 
etc,etc,etc

My auto.conf file looks alright.

Perhaps this is why the nvidia installer says it can not find the files???

Roy

rrrssssss · 01-08-2010, 09:34 AM

I just ran "make headers_check" and "make headers_install" and rebooted but I'm still getting the same error from the Nvidia installer. And every entry in autoconf.h is still commented out.

Below are the results of running both commands:

Code:

roylocalhost roy # cd /usr/src/linux
roylocalhost linux # make headers_check
  CHK     include/linux/version.h      
  HOSTCC  scripts/unifdef              
  INSTALL include/asm-generic (12 files)
  INSTALL include/drm (12 files)        
  INSTALL include/linux/byteorder (2 files)
  INSTALL include/linux/can (3 files)      
  INSTALL include/linux/dvb (8 files)      
  INSTALL include/linux/hdlc (1 file)      
  INSTALL include/linux/isdn (1 file)      
  INSTALL include/linux/netfilter (57 files)
  INSTALL include/linux/netfilter_arp (2 files)
  INSTALL include/linux/netfilter_bridge (16 files)
  INSTALL include/linux/netfilter_ipv4 (46 files)  
  INSTALL include/linux/netfilter_ipv6 (21 files)  
  INSTALL include/linux/nfsd (6 files)             
  INSTALL include/linux/raid (2 files)             
  INSTALL include/linux/spi (1 file)               
  INSTALL include/linux/sunrpc (1 file)            
  INSTALL include/linux/tc_act (6 files)           
  INSTALL include/linux/tc_ematch (4 files)        
  INSTALL include/linux/usb (8 files)              
  INSTALL include/linux/wimax (1 file)             
  INSTALL include/linux (350 files)                
  INSTALL include/mtd (6 files)                    
  INSTALL include/rdma (1 file)                    
  INSTALL include/sound (9 files)                  
  INSTALL include/video (3 files)                  
  INSTALL include (0 file)                         
  INSTALL include/asm (52 files)                   
  CHECK   include/asm-generic (12 files)           
  CHECK   include/drm (12 files)                   
  CHECK   include/linux/byteorder (2 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/can (3 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/dvb (8 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/hdlc (1 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/isdn (1 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/netfilter (57 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/netfilter_arp (2 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/netfilter_bridge (16 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/netfilter_ipv4 (46 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/netfilter_ipv6 (21 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/nfsd (6 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/raid (2 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/spi (1 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/sunrpc (1 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/tc_act (6 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/tc_ematch (4 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/usb (8 files)
  CHECK   include/linux/wimax (1 files)
  CHECK   include/linux (350 files)
  CHECK   include/mtd (6 files)
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30-gentoo-r8/usr/include/mtd/jffs2-user.h:21: extern's make no sense in userspace
  CHECK   include/rdma (1 files)
  CHECK   include/sound (9 files)
  CHECK   include/video (3 files)
  CHECK   include (0 files)
  CHECK   include/asm (52 files)




roylocalhost linux # make headers_install
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
make[1]: `scripts/unifdef' is up to date.
roylocalhost linux #

Any suggestions?

Roy

business_kid · 01-09-2010, 04:20 AM

If you run the install file with the --help option, I think it gives you an option to open the archive and examine in more detail. When a compile can't find something, it's often a Makefile or script problem. IIRC, those modules try to figure out your system from /etc/'distro'-version, e.g. /etc/slackware-version on this box. Have you got that file on yours?

rrrssssss · 01-09-2010, 05:20 AM

Hello Business_kid,

The only file I could find in the /etc directory that fits that description is one called "gentoo-release" and below are the contents:

Code:

Gentoo Base System release 1.12.13

At the end of this post are the contents of the Nvidia installer created as an attachment.

Lastly, I finally did what the original error told me to do and ran "make oldconfig && make prepare" but I still get the error and everything still looks the same. Below is the output:

Code:

roylocalhost linux # make oldconfig && make prepare
scripts/kconfig/conf -o arch/x86/Kconfig
#
# configuration written to .config
#
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
  SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86
  CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
roylocalhost linux #

I am about ready to give up on this problem anyway. The main reason I posted this is because of the problems I was having installing the Nvidia driver, thinking the error might have something to do with the problem. But I might just wait for either Portage or Nvidia to iron out some of the bugs and try again later. I appreciate the help you have offered me so far.

Roy

business_kid · 01-10-2010, 03:56 AM

Yeah. I've hit problems with this also.
Check the symlink in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/build Does it point at the kernel source?
Check the script makeself.sh in the Nvidia package. That error is probably written out in there. Find it. Directly before that, it will try to do something, fail, and then issue that error. Fix THAT.
I checked the only Nvidia installer I have around, but it's for the MX-440 and it out of the Ark:-/. The card still works, but that error isn't there.

rrrssssss · 01-10-2010, 05:54 AM

Hello business_kid,

I ran across an interesting web site concerning my error message saying the kernel configuration is invalid. http://forum.soft32.com/linux/PATCH-...ict335246.html

Below is what is said in part:

Quote:

Keep the kernel configuration test undisplayed when V=1

While compiling external modules with V=1, during the compilation
process, one can see something such as:

make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.2'
test -e include/linux/autoconf.h -a -e include/config/auto.conf || ( \
echo; \
echo " ERROR: Kernel configuration is invalid."; \
echo " include/linux/autoconf.h or include/config/auto.conf are missing."; \
echo " Run 'make oldconfig && make prepare' on kernel src to fix it."; \
echo; \
/bin/false)

Such a display is quite misleading: it took me a while to understand
that there was in fact no error: it was just the code that tests for
the error that was displayed.

In order for others to not be annoyed by the same thing, I suggest to
simply remove the $(Q) before the test, and to force it to be prefixed
by @.

The drawback is that it violates the rule saying that V=1 should
display every command executed.

Appariently my Nvidia driver problems are caused by something else and I am posting in various forums concerning my Nvidia driver problem. The 190 version series simply do not work on my system (even the ones from Portage) and I have to revert back to lower versions. And the lower versions that do work sometimes give problems finding the graphics adapter.

I marked this thread as SOLVED since my original question has been answered.

Cheers,

Roy