How do I recompile the kernel?

[Neil Cherry]

Jeremy Thompson wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2/13/06, *Neil Cherry* <ncherry at comcast.net 
> <mailto:ncherry at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Jeremy Thompson wrote:
>      >
>      >
>      > On 2/13/06, *Neil Cherry* <ncherry at comcast.net
>     <mailto:ncherry at comcast.net>>
>      >     what I did so far:
>      >
>      >     wget
>      >    
>     ftp://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/4/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.15-1.1831_FC4.src.rpm
>      >     rpm -ihv ~/kernel-2.6.15-1.1831_FC4.src.rpm
>      >
>      >     # cd ../BUILD/kernel-2.6.12/linux-2.6.12/
>      >
>      >     cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
> 
>     *** <- Right here (see below)
> 
>      >     rpmbuild -bp --target=i686 kernel-2.6.spec
>      >     cd ../BUILD/kernel-2.6.15/linux-2.6.15/
>      >     make xconfig
>      >     make rpm
>      >
>      >     And when it's done I'll do this:
>      >
>      >     cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/
>      >     rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.15prep-1.i386.rpm
>      >     cd /boot
>      >     mkinitrd initrd-2.6.15-prep.img 2.6.15-prep
>      >
> 
>      > You know I wanted to ask this question a few days ago.. thanks for
>      > taking the bullet for me.  This is exactly what I needed.  I have
>      > another question though.  If you needed to patch.  WHere would it
>     go in
>      > the process?  Where would you issue the 'patch -pl' command?
> 
>     Warning: I'm guessing here!
> 
>     Actually I got this from the list so thanks goes out to other
>     member of the list. See where I put the note above (***), that's
>     where I add my patches. First I'd take a look at the kernel-2.6.spec
>     and find the last patch. Just before:
> 
>     # END OF PATCH DEFINITIONS
> 
>     I'd add something like:
> 
>     Patch19999: my-patchfile.patch
> 
>     Then a little later in the file:
> 
>     #%patch10004 -p1
> 
>     %patch199999 -p1
>     # END OF PATCH APPLICATIONS
> 
> 
> So, instead of issuing a command like -
> 
> Example Only -
> 
> patch -p1 < /usr/src/device-mapper.1.01.05/patches/linux-2.4.28-pre4-devmapper-ioctl.patch
> 
> You would add it to the spec file to be automatically included when you 
> did the  ' rpmbuild -bp --target=i686 kernel-2.6.spec'

That's what I'm suggesting. if you do give it a go let us know
how it goes.

> I might figure all this stuff our after all.....

Nah they'll just change the way we do it next week.

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