Re: Rookie Q: Building Kernel

[Brian hayward <hayward slothmud org>]

rpm -qa | grep kernel
if you see "kernel-source" and "kernel-headers" it means you have it
installed.  By default it is not installed, so that is probably the issue.

download the
kernel-headers-2.0.XX-X.i386.rpm, and
kernel-source-2.0.XX-X.i386.rpm
from ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/your-redhat-version/...

[replace XX-X from the kernel listing shown from the rpm -qa above]

if you want to upgrade to a more recent kernel, you must goto:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/intel/kernel-upgrade-intel.html

and follow thier directions.
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On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Frank Arnold wrote:

# 
# I was in the /usr/src/linux directory.
# This is my first linux installation.
# I did it following the screen prompts from the CDROM.
# I assume the source was installed. How do I check this?
# Frank
# ==========================
# On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Tom Diehl wrote:
# 
# > On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Frank Arnold wrote:
# > > > 
# > > > The next thing I need to do (according to my books) is run "make config"
# > > > and answer the questions.  Well, when I run "make config" I get the
# > > > error:  
# > > > make: *** No rule to make target 'config'. Stop.
# > 
# > Just a guess but what directory are you in??
# > You need to be in /usr/src/linux or wherever you put the kernel source.
# > You do have the kernel source installed don't you?
# 
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