On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 22:46 -0800, Park Lee wrote: > Hi, > Is there any difference between the kernel source in > FC2(version 2.6.5-1.358) and the kernel source > (version 2.6.5)obtained from kernel.org? Yes, there are a bunch of patches applied to the Fedora kernels. However, if you look at the kernel .src.rpm you can see what these patches are. > Can I also download a 2.6.5 (or higher)version > kernel source from kernel.org to replace the FC2's > origianl kernel source and compile the new downloaded > kernel source to yield a vmlinuz and run it as FC2's > kernel without any conflict? Yes, you can. You might prefer to modify an existing Fedora kernel package though, as you'll be closer to a "standard" kernel. There's a HOWTO for building a custom kernel RPM for Fedora at http://crab- lab.zool.ohiou.edu/kevin/kernel-compilation-tutorial-en/ Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
