> Woudn't it be easier to untar the kernel directly in > /usr/src, or even > do yum install kernel-source-what-the-hell ? Easier to untar directly into /usr/src? Yeah, good point. Do yum install? At this point, my box isn't 'net-capable yet. Hence the need to upgrade the kernel, so I can install the Prism54 drivers and get wireless working. Or can yum also work with files on the drive already? (I'm using a second system to download and put on floppy, flash, or CD the files I need.) > You forgot creating the symlink: > > ln -s linux-xxx linux So that IS necessary! (Did I mention I'm learning this the hard way?) > > 5: "make oldconfig" (Keep the stuff that works, and only answer new > > questions) > > 6: "make xconfig" (Make sure kernel options for Prism54 are set > > properly) > > Why twice? > Once you have .config copyed run just 'make xconfig', those options > which are compatible with the older .config will appear as already > marked. Because the last time I copyed .config and ran 'make xconfig' the only thing that was set properly was those items I explictly changed. Everything else was fubar'd. I know I did something wrong, but until I can figure out what, I'll go the long route. > > 8: "make clean" > This is no always a good choice. Why? > > 14: Edit /etc/rc.sysinit and change '/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe' to > > /sbin/modprobe'. > > No clues. What is this supposed to do? To be truthful, not sure. But I saw a warning in this list a few weeks ago emphasizing this step for RedHat and Fedora users. > Try this mantra: > > * get the tarball and stuff it in /usr/src > * tar xvfj linux-xxx.tar.bz2 ; ln -s linux-xxx linux ; cd linux ; \ > cp /boot/config-xxx $PWD > * make xconfig ; make dep ; make bzImage ; make modules ; make > modules_install > * cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-xxx > * cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-xxx > * cp /usr/src/linux/.config /boot/config-xxx > > Make the initrd, edit grub.conf and reboot. Would 'make install' take care of the last four steps? Gracias Enric, --Etanisla
