Greetings Guys could some one with more experience than me please check this script. this is the first part of it anyway; this part is supposed to install the new kernel and kernel src rpm, build the kernel sources as per the realease notes, don't worry about the arch here as this is for a batch of matching machines. I would like to work out how to do it for specific kernels but will get to that later. please just check that this is what needs doing for the kernel source tree to be built #!/bin/sh" echo "Starting the update process" #set the current directory variable updatedir=$(pwd) #install new kernel rpm -Uvh $updatedir/kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.i686.rpm #Install kernel source rpm -Uvh $updatedir/kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.src.rpm #build the source tree cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/ rpmbuild -v -v -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec cp -f /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/configs/kernel-2.6.9-i686.config /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/.config cd $updatedir echo "Your New Kernel and its Source are installed ;)" #Done TIA -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================
