From: "Oscar Retana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi. Thank you Robert for your answer. > > I need to apply a patch to the kernel. I don't want to use my own > configuration. Instead, I want to use the mandrake kernel configuraion > (as it is shipped in the CDs), apply the patch, and compile it. > > Of course, I want to use this configuration with the mandrake kernel it > self, and not with other kernel sources. > > I did as I said, compiled and installed the kernel, but got some > problems with scsi drivers (totally not related to the patch, with is > about mppe). So, I thought the problem was the patch I applied. But > then, and tried to compile it without a single modification from my > part, and the compilation failed. > > So, I was not sure if the .config file the kernel-source rpm includes is > the oficial configuration mandrake uses, or just something else. > > Thank you! > > - Oscar Retana. > > > p.s.: By the way, in trying to do this with kernel-source-2.4.22-21mdk >
if you have installed the mdk kernel-source, the configs for all mdk kernels is at /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/ where defconfig is for up kernel, defconfig-smp is for the smp kernel and so on... of course you shouldn't build the kernels as root, so I suggest you make a local copy in your home directory for example: 1. copy the contents of /usr/src/linux/ to /home/oscar/kernel/ 2. cd to /home/oscar/kernel/ 3. do a 'make mrproper' 4. apply your patches 5. copy the config you need: cp arch/i386/defconfig .config 6. do a 'make oldconfig dep clean bzImage modules' 7. su to root 8. do a 'make modules_install install' this will build and install a kernel named 2.4.22-21mdkcustom btw, the patch you need, is it something anyone else would benefit from? If so, would you mind sending me the patch (or a link to it) and I'll add it to my kernel-tmb in contribs... Regards Thomas
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