Check redhat website for compiling the kernel. I tell you a recent story from my experiance. I am setting oracle server on pcq linux 7.1 which comes with kernel 2.4.12, and oracle 9i needs > kernel 2.4.4 Sometimes you need to change the parameters of kernel, for example installing oracle 9i needs to change the semaphore parameters (not always, although it works without changing).
I was setting ip forwarding some time back(around 8 months) I was using redhat linux 5.2 and on a test pc, i set up ip musq. but in newer kernel, they give ip forwarding, so i need to recompile the newer kernel for ip forwarding and then install it on redhat 5.2 Right now i am trying to set up VPN and for that i need to compile kernel with TCP/IP Tunneling protocol. One of my finest example something like this, I was ordering the networ card, so vender asked me which card do i need that will run with linux. I checked some site and tell him to send me RE100 . But in my kernel it was not supported. I did not know that because i checked the websites, I installed the card but it did not work. I posted the problem on list and got the clue that module needed for this card is not complied with the kernel, however it is there. So i need to complile the module and installed it anyway, i did kernel recompilation for that(becauuse i wanted to learn and see what are the options and what is its significant). HTH kvs ----- Original Message ----- From: "KEDAR NAIK GAONKAR :-)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 12:52 PM Subject: [LIH] compile kernel!! > > hi, > > i m new to linux and not very familiar with linux kernel stuff.. > > many times on the list i read some mails saying compiling kernel and so > on.. > > i have RH 7.1 and W98 on my PIII system... > i want to know...y do we compile kernel...what what does it really mean..? > where does it lies in the system....and what is it like?? > > > > > > > > Kedar............ . > _______________________________ > | | > | Kedar K. NaikGaonkar | > / )| GOA. INDIA |( \ > / / | Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | \ \ > _( (_ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | _) )_ > (((\ \>|_/->___________________<-\_|</ /))) > (\\\\ \_/ / \ \_/ ////) > \ /PH:Off : 221322 - 4241 \ / > \ _/ Home: 240350 \_ / > / /----------------------------/ \ > / \ > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
