buildkernel

Build a new kernel (did not suceed... problems with modules, oct 2001)

rpm -q kernel-headers glibc-devel binutils cpp gcc ncurses-devel make kernel-source
(This was for red had but a look with DrakeConf suggest we have already all packages)

1. cd /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS
2. rpm -ivh <missing packages in the right order>

1. cd /usr/src/linux
2. make oldconfig : create the current configuration file
3. make xconfig <choose options>

loadable module support > next >  High memory support on 4Gb
<save and exit>
4. save old configuration

cp .config /root/config-2.4.3-20mdksmp-foo
5. make xconfig <again because some files are created and modified>
6. make oldconfig (? not sure it's necessary again...)
7. erase / move former kernel modules:

mv /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdksmp /root/oldkernel//lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdksmp
mv /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk /root/oldkernel//lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk
8. make dep >& /var/log/makedep
9. make bzImage >& /var/log/makebzimage
10. make modules >& /var/log/makemodules
11. modules modules_install 
    <problems with atm modules. Previous kernel had compressed .o in atm>
    <problem unchanged if option 4G is not there (original config)>
12. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3-20mdk4G
13. cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.3-20mdksmp4G
14. make clean ! run last...
15. Modif lilo: add
    image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3-20mdk4G

label=linux4G
root=/dev/hdc7
initrd=/boot/initrd-smp.img
append=" hdb=ide-scsi"
read-only
16. type "lilo"
17. <CRASH>

1. ftp ftp.fr.kernel.org
2. cd pub/linux/kernel

http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes/index.html#2_4_10
get patch-2.4.10.gz