kernel recompiling

[Rick Stevens]

Rick Stevens wrote:
> invincible invincible invincible wrote:
> 
>>   hello all.
>> is there anybody who can tell me what is the source rpm for the kernel 
>> in red hat linux 9.0 . and how to recompile kernel and install it from 
>> the source."the steps".or a link where i can get layman steps to do 
>> the same.
>> regards,
>> mr invincible
> 
> 
> There are lots of kernels for 8.0.  It depends on whether or not you
> updated your kernel (which you ABSOLUTELY should have done).

Sorry, I should have said "9".  There is no 9.0, just 9.  Still, there
are a bunch of kernels.  The latest is 2.4.20-30.9.

> The kernel source RPM is named, strangely enough,
> "kernel-source-(version).i386.rpm", with "(version)" replaced by your
> kernel version.  Your current kernel version number is given by the
> command "uname -r".
> 
> Instructions for building a kernel are at:
> 
>     http://www.rhil.net/docs/kernelbuild.html
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