Thanks buddy !!! everything went right !! I changed following options from the steps of your post !

1) I did not change SPECS file(kernel-2.6.spec) as it was giving me errors, if I added those line no. 8, 49,50 and 51. I tried two combinations, but without much success....Although, it did install the source into the BUILD directory, but i guess, due to error, I might have missed some headers or files. So, I deleted files from /BUILD, /SOURCES, /SPECS and started again.

2) As I started again and and did not change the file in SPECS(kernel-2.6.spec). I used rpmbuild -bb kernel-2.6.spec instead of rpmbuild -ba --target=`uname -m` ./kernel-2.6.spec

3) Then I followed the same instructions as you gave !! And all set !

Thanks !!!!! It was really useful. Now, I know how to compile a kernel ....btw..to understand the commands and internal details, I referred README doc and LINUX Kernel in a Nutshell. Short and quite useful. It is for kernels 2.6.18 and above !!!!

So nice. I also have a similar experience on EL5, so to speak.

You are welcome,

cdcshu

But you know, if i rebuild the kernel, it makes the modules, but then gives a lot of WARNINGS:

They are basically vmlinux: Section Mismatch errors...tried to google...lot of ppl say that there are patches available for that...

Do you want me to copy paste those section mismatch WARNINGS ?

Thanks

I saw in one of the post "section mismatch" appears, if I do not do make mproper....

here is the link of that post:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ction+mismatch

The post does not contain this answer, rather it specifies the steps to avoid version mismatch warnings. Of all those steps given, I was missing only one step "make mproper". So, i thought....

make mrproper erases .config file !!!! hmmm...interesting !!! Why does it need to erase .config file ?

Seems still one more step to final success. Modules compiling is another topic, to be frank.

Could you pls let me know the step after compiling the kernel? Did you reboot your computer after "make install"? It would be helful to post the process if you want to post the compiling error here.

cdcshu