Andrew Kelly wrote:
On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 19:59 +1000, Brian Chadwick wrote:
Ric Moore wrote:
Can one roll a kernel using the vanilla kernel rpm? I know you would
need kernel-devel and possibly headers, but can it be done? I tried
giving it a go, as the i686 kernel seems to be rolled with intel and I
want to get all the gusto I can as I have an AMD-64 chip. Which, from
what I'm seeming, is not checked off in the Fedora stock build.
No, I'm not touching anything else as I'm plain afraid to do so. Got
plenty of time for it to build 100 modules I'll never need. :) There
used to be a HOW-TO at fedora.redhat.com, but damned if I can find it.
Ric
Fedora rolls a lot more functionality into the kernel than the standard
vanilla kernel. If you use a vanilla kernel, some things might not work
as expected. I suggest using the Fedora supplied kernel. Even though its
i686 and not AMD, I am sure you wont notice any perceptible difference
in speed. You might find a difference with performance measurement software.
I dont bother compiling for my specific processor anymore .... thats
just my 2 cents.
Can't you just extract the config file from the kernel rpm and fire up
your kernel building process of choice? Then you'd have all the Fedora
goodies, and can adjust just your proc specs.
Mind you, I haven't built a kernel since the 2.2 days so I could be
completely off base here. Forgive the noise if that's the case.
Andy
no ... the fedora kernel has lots of redhat specific patches, which
often make their way into the vanilla kernels eventually. the config
file will reference these patches which will not be recognised in a
vanilla kernel.
