No kernel source

parent's_basement · 06-30-2008, 10:49 PM

Here's uname:

userzero@aquamarine:~$ uname -r
2.6.24-1-686

This is just a learning exercise for me so I can learn how to manually patch a kernel. I want to just patch my kernel one patch version up.

I guess my first question is- can I use the next patch in the sequence from kernel.org, which looks like it would be: patch-2.6.24.2.bz2 or since this is a Debian-tuned kernel, is there a Debian patch I should be using?

So, this should be pretty basic it seems but... I'm just confused about exactly what I should apply the patch to and where it (kernel source tree) is on my system. Again, the Debian tutorials assume /usr/src/linux, which confusingly is empty on my default install.

Thanks in advance,

pb

Telemachos · 07-01-2008, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parent's_basement

Again, the Debian tutorials assume /usr/src/linux, which confusingly is empty on my default install.

It shouldn't be confusing, since by default in Debian, there's nothing in /usr/src. Perhaps those tutorials are incomplete, or maybe they assume that you know that you first have to get a source package to play with. Here's a link to a HOWTO that I like very much on building kernels in Debian: http://tinyurl.com/39vaf4

In any case, since you are running 2.6.24, if you want to use Debian sources, you need to download the package linux-source-2.6.24. You will probably also want these packages: build-essential, libncurses-dev, fakeroot and kernel-package.

nx5000 · 07-01-2008, 08:27 AM

http://wiki.debian.org/HowToRebuildA...nKernelPackage
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel

alan_ri · 07-01-2008, 12:22 PM

You can install every package that you need with Synaptic.Just search for "kernel".It will install all kernel related packages in /usr/src.
Here's a list of the directories in my /usr/src at the moment;
kernel-patches,linux-headers-2.6.24-1-486,linux-headers-2.6.24-1-common,linux-kbuild-2.6.24,linux-support-2.6.24-1,linux-source-2.6.24.tar.bz2.
Remember to select right architecture for the packages you will select.Always use compiler with wich your kernel was compiled when you're patching it,sometimes you'll need to change a environment variable for that if you have more than one compiler in your system.Here's the list of extra packages that I'll suggest you to install;kerneloops,linux-tree-2.6.24 and module-init-tools besides some already mentioned,which you need,like build-essential,etc.Here's a good kernel-howto.