RedHat kernel compiling

tarballedtux · 05-22-2002, 08:16 PM

I know I should I build my own kernel, because RedHat's is too bulky and not optimized for a Pentium 2. I also know that I need to have a special config file so I can correctly compile the kernel. Does anyone know where I can get a config file for kernel 2.4.18 and RedHat 7.2? And also a website that walks through the the whole process of compiling.

--Tarballedtux

pbharris · 05-22-2002, 08:40 PM

hello,
redhat keeps thier config files in /boot - it should be /boot/config-2.4.x.x

the best kernel how to is at linux doc - www.tldp.org

tarballedtux · 05-23-2002, 06:32 AM

Do you think its safe to use up2date and get RedHat's latest kernel using RPM?

--tarballedtux

Bert · 05-23-2002, 06:56 AM

Get the kernel source RPM and the kernel header rpm and place them in your /usr/src/ directory and install them. This will place a folder in your /usr/src/ directory.

From here, (I'm not kidding) get a book or read up exactly how you should go about it. I can givve you generic instructions but there could be idiosyncracies for your distribution.

Bert