Hello Paul , thanx for the suggestion , I tried it and got stuck at the next step :( there is a file in one of the cd , the file name is kernel-2.6.9_1.667.src.rpm , I assume its the kernel source code. I tried to extract the source code by following command rpm -ihv ../SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9_1.667.src.rpm I got the following output warning :../SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9_1.667.src.rpm: V3 DSA singature : NOKEY , Key id 4f2a6fd2 1. Kernel ############################################## [100 %] Then I tried the following command rpm -K --nosignature --nodigest ../SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9_1.667.src.rpm I got the following output ../SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9_1.667.src.rpm : ok but I didnt see any extracted source code file anywhere. What is it that I am doing wrong ??? Also can I extract the kernel source in any directory , or I have to do it in /usr/src only. I am trying to learn how to compile a linux kernel. thanx and regards Kuldeep rpm -K --nosignature On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:03:35 +0000, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2005-03-11 at 11:27 +0530, Kuldeep Prakash wrote: > > Hello Everybody > > I am a newbie at linux , I have installed the Red had Fedora core 2 > > linux. The installation goes through but I am not able to install the > > source code. > > I want to learn about Linux device drivers and want to start by > > building kernel. Can any one please guide me ?? > > On FC2, you can install the "kernel-source" (if your system hasn't had > the errata updates applied) or the "kernel-sourcecode" package (if your > system is up to date, which is a good state to be in). > > On FC3, see: > http://crab-lab.zool.ohiou.edu/kevin/kernel-compilation-tutorial-en/ > > Paul. > -- > Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
