[TriLUG] customizing Redhat 7.2 kernel-source rpm

[Ed Hill]

Peter Long wrote:

> I did not explain myself properly. I am trying to build the Redhat 7.2
> kernel from the src.rpm because I am trying to update the Redhat 7.2
> install RPMS. I need to do this because 2.4.7-10 (the RH7.2 kernel) does
> not support my RAID controller. Kernels 2.4.12 and up do support it.
> Unfortunately I only have a Mandrake 8.0 box available to compile the
> kernel.
> 
> I am not sure that the Mandrake built 2.4.16 kernel will work well as
> part of the RH7.2 install. Do you think/know if it will?
> 

Could you just grab the kernel (2.4.16) RPMs from rawhide:


   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/i386/RedHat/RPMS/

instead of building from scratch?

Ed

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