Got it a step more after much reading..... reinstalled my libc6...and
ncurses-base and term and dev.....grrrr now the message is a bit
different....

Any ideas? Thanks


/usr/src/linux# make menuconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts/lxdialog all
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lncurses
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

>> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries.
>>
>> You must have Ncurses installed in order
>> to use 'make menuconfig'

make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
/usr/src/linux#



"Arron" <Askme@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:zeEYa.417$g7.53988@read1.cgocable.net...
> I am running debian 3.0 and looking to upgrade my kernel. I got the full
> source and unpacked it properly, but my make menuconfig will not run. i
dont
> understand why i have done it before. This is the error message i get. I
> have ncurses-base , term , and bin installed so im lost here. it worked
> xmas time no problem..... what is the /usr/bin/ld??
>
> Any help be great!
>
> Thanks
> Arron
>
> /usr/src/linux# make menuconfig
> rm -f include/asm
> ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
> make -C scripts/lxdialog all
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries.
> >>
> >> You must have Ncurses installed in order
> >> to use 'make menuconfig'
>
> make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog'
> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
> /usr/src/linux#
>
>
>