I disabled SELinux during the installation, but my kernel compiled from vanilla sources hangs just at boot:

I'm guessing this has something to do with SELinux in FC3, as I never encountered this in FC2.

SELinux is disabled, but where is this "audit of the kernel" coming from and how do I disable it?

Thanks!

Never mind...I found the problem...it was my ramdisk...I forgot to make one!

I have the same problem . What have you done to fix it?

1.) D/l the 2.6.9 kernel source from kernel.org
2.) Change to /usr/src and untar the kernel source
3.) Go into your new kernel source dir and do "#make menuconfig"...it will automatically pick-up the config from the /boot dir. From here, depending on your skill level, you can either customize your kernel (I always do), or you can just leave it as is and save & exit.
4.) Do the usual make bzImage modules modules_install
5.) Copy the new kernel to the /boot dir as vmlinuz-2.6.9
6.) Make a new initrd image: "#mkinitrd /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9 2.6.9"
7.) Make an entry for your new kernel in your grub menu.lst

I'm actually more of a Slackware user, but I use FC on my company laptop. One of the biggest headaches for me with any of the FC releases is the kernel. My first task after a fresh install is always to build a fresh, slimmed-down kernel from source so that I can get on with installing the ATI driver, the Centrino wireless driver, and my VPN driver without any hitches.

My first distro was slackware and i can not compile a kernel in a different way. "make menuconfig " works only in /lib/modules/2.6.9.-1/source but i does not run "make" . I have downloaded RedHat Kernel-2.6.9-1.667.src.rpm but i can not install it in /usr/src and the compile kernel. Do you think that is better to install vanilla kernel that this one?

Trying to compile from the FC sources never worked for me, either. I always go with a complete vanilla source.

For the ATI users out there...glx crashes on the ATI driver with the 2.6.9 kernel. I'm currently building a 2.6.8.1 kernel to see if that cures the problem. I'll post my results here.

I finally done it. I run
make ;make modules_install ;
mv arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.x
but do you know how i will make a new entry to grub?

Just copy one of the original lines for the stock kernel in the /boot/grub/menu.lst file modified to suit your vanilla kernel. Here's a snip of mine:
(As you can see, I have 3 kernels on my system: nitro4, vanilla 2.6.9, and the stock kernel)

Don't forget to make your ramdisk: