[NTLUG:Discuss] Kernel Source for RH 5.2

[Gregory A. Edwards]

If you have RH5.2 I'd suggest using GLINT from the control-panel to
install the source package.  Once you've done that you can recompile.
Do you have the RH5.2 Installation Guide?

Greg E

> 
> I need to rebuilt the 2.0.36 kernel shipped with RedHat 5.2
> I have installed the source RPM "kernel-2.0.36-0.7.src.rpm"
> from the 2nd CDROM via "rpm -i kernel......." but the only
> file that it "installed" that is big enough to contain the
> kernel source is linux-2.0.35.tar.gz.  After gunzip'ing and
> un-tar'ing it, I suspect I need to "patch" it too.
> 
> There are a number of "patch" files that were installed.
> It looks like 2.0.36-pre-patch-14.gz might be one of the ones I need,
> but when I try to install it via "patch", it is looking for the original
> files in linux.vanilla/kernel linux.vanilla/drivers etc.....
> 
> There's just got to be an easier way to do this, but I don't
> have any idea what it is.  Can anyone help?
> 
> George
>