Sergio Silva wrote: > I need compiling the Kernel and not Fedora. Then I need download the > kernel. In my case, the packet is called linux-2.6.17.1.tar.gz. This is > ok? Thanks > > Timothy Murphy <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu: Sergio Silva wrote: > >> Which packets are necessary for a compiling Fedora 5. >> In my box are instaled : >> >> kernel-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 >> kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5 >> >> This is enought? > > Fedora 5 and the Linux kernel are completely different things. > Fedora 5 is an operating system consisting of a vast number of programs, > including a version of the kernel. > Very few people compile Fedora. > > If in fact you mean the kernel, > then you will need the kernel source as well. Actually, I was wrong; the kernel-devel rpm does contain the kernel sources. These should appear in /usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-i686/ . I assume that if you go to this directory you can compile the kernel by simply saying "make". Then you can install it by "make modules_install" and "make install". -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
