Does somebody know how I can install this kernel?
ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/2.4.2/vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11.gz
I've found that kernel in this page portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2000/11/olh_ppc_apple_tft.html, does somebody can help me?

I thought suse had good package managment via something like YAST. It would be easier to install new kernels that way, if it's possible.

If not, you can probably install by downloading the file, going to where the file is located using the cd command, then

gunzip vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11.gz

It doesn't look like it is a .tar file, so now you just need to follow whatever directions you found concerning this file. To install source code, you normally become root by entering

su

at the command line, and supply the root password. Then the normal procedure is

./configure
make
make install

But if there are directions offered on how to install it, follow those instructions. Normally, source code is packaged in a .tar.gz format, so you would first use gunzip, then something like tar -xvf vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11.tar to unpack the files in their own directory. You would then use cd to go into that subdirectory and look at the contents of files like README and/or INSTALL to get instructions on installing it.

If you need help understanding how a command works, like gunzip, you can learn about it by typing

man gunzip

at the command line.

I've uncompressed the .gz file but when I try to use tar vmlinux vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11 , it troght me an error messenge saying this is not a tar file, after this I say oh that's ok this is the uncompressend one, but make command doesn't work bash say, make command does not exist, I think i need to install the kernel librarys but in my personal CD of SUSE I didn't found those packages. I really apreciate any kind of help!

And thanks for ur time

Ok I've installed the kernel source, but the command make still not found, does anybody can help me plz?

Sorry I am not more helpful. Perhaps this is indeed the kernel, and you don't have to do anything more than move it to where linux looks for the kernel when booting. You can use the commands whereis vmlinux*, find vmlinux*, or locate vmlinux* (I think) to figure out where your current kernel is located. Perhaps then you can just move this new one there. You may also have to figure out which startup script is referring to your kernel and change the entry in it to point to this new kernel. I haven't had to do this kind of stuff. Using the search options on this and other forums, as well as google, can help you find alot of information.

Ok thank u, You've help me a lot!, I'll try to do that things

Hi again,

I have looked at the webpage where you downloaded the kernel. I now understand your confusion. It does look like you need to move that kernel to the suse folder on the linuxboot partition, as discussed for the other kernel. However, there is no corresponding .rpm file like there is for the other kernel. I don't know any more than you at this point concerning the installation of the new kernel. Maybe you could move this new kernel to the suse folder, and move the current kernel to some other location, then reboot. You should find a suse specific forum and ask about this before doing it.

I also saw on that page that if you had XFree86 4.1.0 or later, your screen resolution should be autodetected, and you wouldn't have to do any of this. Can't you use your default package management software (YAST, I believe, for suse) to upgrade/install this package? This might fix all of your problems with the least amount of work.

Yeah I've seen it too, but I have the last version of SuSE, I recentlly downloaded the .iso since about 5 days, and my current XFree86 version is 4.8, I'm really desconcerted because I've do all the things that the page says. I've seen my last chance by changing the kernel, but i can't make the kernel work, I've moved this uncompressed kernel to /boot , where another vmlinuz file are, and add new kernel into grub.conf file, refering to new descompressed kernel from vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11.gz and restart, when I try to use my new kernel by selecting in grub, it trought me an error messenge like this "Invalid or unsupported executable format", I think the cause of this error is because it's a binary file, but I'dont know what i need to do with a binary file!!

The principal point of my desconsertation is because in windows the monitor works very fine, but the problem is with all linux distributions!!

Thanks for helping

If it's a binary file...I wonder if it's an executable self-extracting file. Can you just go to that directory and type the name of the file?

the file calls vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11 but I've try with tar and it say it isn't a tar file, the color of this file with ls command is green and when i type for example ./vmlinux-apple_lcd_17-2.4.2-11 it say it is a binary file

It doesn't indicate that it is a tar file (.tar), so I don't think that would help. Several types of files show up as green (scripts and mp3 files for me).

Ok but what type of file do u think is it? Or what can I do with that file

Does you current kernel also show up in green? It sounds like you've done the things I would have.

No it is white the files that shown as green is gz files and other kind like alias, the file weight about 45 mb and my kernel about 10 mb less or something like this, I'm really desconserted u know? Do u have another idea?

Hey,

Whenver I update my kernel using yum, the rpm file corresponding to the kernel is ~45 MB! Maybe this is an rpm file, and they just didn't label it properly. Could you make a copy with the cp command (calling it something else, and ending in .rpm) then run

rpm -ivh whatever.rpm

Also, couldn't you use YAST to install this kernel?

When I installed realplayer once, it was just this type of file (.gz, but not .tar in addition). Fortunately, I was given good instructions, and I was told to mv it to another filename ending in .rpm and then run rpm -ivh filename.rpm

This may just do the trick for you *crossing fingers*