For the installation of my WiFi drivers, I need to have the source code for my kernel. Couldn't I just download the 2.4.25 kernel source from kernel.org and compile it? Also, if I do this, can I follow the directions given by the sticky in this forum? The sticky seems to be for older kernels (2.4.18). Are the directions the same? Also, if not, do you think the guide at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/index.html would help me compile the new kernel any? Thanks for the help!


Edit : I'm not sure if this matters, but I am running a Pentium S 150 with 16BM ram and about 17Gb of HDD space.

Compiling is an option for you, definitely. I've actually never done it the way you're trying to do, I've always compiled my own kernel.

The sticky in this forum will pertain to any 2.4.x kernel, and is relatively the same for 2.6.x as well.

Be warned, though -- compiling on that machine will take quite a while, and it may take you a couple tries to get everything right.

A better option for you may be to install the kernel via slack-pack... ie the tgz
and then grab matching kernel source. Slackware uses the vanilla source, so you'd just grab linux-2.4.25.tar.bz2 from www.kernel.org to match the latest slack pack for the 2.4.25.

Good luck

--Shade

Could I compile it on my Intel Celeron 501 with 94mb RAM running Mandrake 10 and then like...transfer files over to the server via CD-R ?

I would not. The version of other software matters. You will need to compile it on this machine. I would just download the recent kernel packages including source from the mirrors then install them.