kernel-sourcecode-2.6.8-1.603.noarch.rpm

RottenMutt · 10-11-2004, 10:32 PM

help... I've downloaded the 2.6.8-1.603 kernel and src rpm's, but can't find the source code rpm. how do i recreate the /usr/src/liniux-2.6.8-1.603 directory that the source code rpm created? as i want to custom compile my kernel. did redhat do this so people stop compiling there own kernel?
can i create the directory /usr/src/liniux-2.6.8-1.603 and extract linux-2.6.8.tar.bz2 into it, create the config directory and copy the config files into it??? what about applying patches and how do you do that???

thanks,
Eric

masand · 10-12-2004, 07:49 AM

hi there

u can get he kenel source code and go working with it .u can have a look at he readme given alsong with the code

alos regarding kernel compiling,have a look at the "newbie guide to kernel compiling"by Dr OZZ in the linux general section

restrain urself from double posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

regards
gaurav

RottenMutt · 10-12-2004, 06:24 PM

Hi,
i'm use to dl the sourcecode rpm from redhat and then compiling. i have also been downloading the src rpm, which seems to be the source code also but not as ready for use as the sourcecode rpm.
so the question still stands.
eric

masand · 10-13-2004, 01:06 AM

hi there

u need top install that .src.rpm to work with it

rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.5....src.rpm

and it will create a directory in /usr/src/ of linux-2.6.8....

and u can go to that directory and compile ur kernel

and what do u mean by this""i have also been downloading the src rpm, which seems to be the source code also but not as ready for use as the sourcecode rpm"."

regards

RottenMutt · 10-13-2004, 08:15 PM

i have in the past been downloading both sourcecode.rpm and the src.rpm from fedora and now the sourcecode.rpm has been removed and no longer available from the Fedora site. the question i got is the src.rpm a fully patched kernel (to the 2.6.8-1.603 level) or do i need to apply the patches in usr/src/redhat/sources directory?
i have extracted the linux-2.6.8.tar file into usr/src/linux-2.6.8-1.603 directory and in that i created a config directory and put the appropriate config files into it. now what?

masand · 10-13-2004, 10:21 PM

hi there

now u need to follow steps on compiling a kernel

have a look here

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ghlight=Dr+Ozz

regards