On Tue, 07 Jan 2003 12:52:08 +0100 arakeis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've done manual install of kernels but never > in the "rpm" world. So I looked for docs on > it, found some on mdk user .org : here : > http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/mdoc/ref/compiling-kernel.html > > is it still the way ? > 1/ get the src rpm , > 2/ install, > 3/ configure (via menuconfig or others) > 4/ pray , > 5/ make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install && install > 6/ modify lilo or grub to reflect the changes Not really. 1/ Get the source rpm from the RPMS repository, not the src.rpm from SRPMS, 3/ Before make *config run make mrproper. but this might have been done automatically. If you want to use the .config included, copy it temporarily elsewhere, 6/ There is no 6. Make install should have made an initrd image and updated your bootloader (lilo, grub). -- Marcel Pol Linux 2.4.20-2mdk.ringwrld.1, up 6 days, 21:46 Registered User #163523
