compiling the kernel in fc5

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mehulved

18 Till I Die............
You should be in /usr/src/linux directory.
And also you can use xconfig
Code:
make xconfig
It will give you a GUI environment.
 
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romeo_8693

romeo_8693

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hey techie the first thing u told me doesnt work.strange it might seem,i dnt have the above /src/linux directory...ill try the 2nd one though!!
p.s. do i have to update my installation?its a bare-bone fc5!!!
 

mehulved

18 Till I Die............
Give me the output of
Code:
ls /usr/src
__________
Did you download kernel sources or a vanilla kernel to compile?
 
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eddie

El mooooo
You don't have Linux sources installed. None of the RPM distros install them by-default (afaik?).
 

mehulved

18 Till I Die............
None of the binary distros do AFAIK. Ubuntu, FC, Mandriva and Suse doesn't as long as I remember.
 

mehulved

18 Till I Die............
install linux-sources or kernel-sources whatever it is called from your package manager, for the version of the kernel you are using.
Or otherwise if you want a totally new kernel. Get a fresh one from www.kernel.org
What exactly do you want to compile a kernel for?
 

praka123

left this forum longback
Though wrote for fedora 4,this hw2 is as good as for fc6 may also.
*www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-kernel-fc4.html
*www.freeme.in/node/16
 

subratabera

Just another linux lover.
You may also try these links...

How To Compile A Kernel - The Fedora Way

Various Fedora resources
 
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romeo_8693

romeo_8693

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well i did get 5cd's for fc5!dnt they have sources?if yes then re-installing will solve the prob?
 

eddie

El mooooo
Reinstalling will not solve the problem as none of the binary distros install Kernel sources by default. If you have all the 5 CDs then 4th and 5th CDs most probably will be having the sources. Look for linux-kernel-xxxxx.src.rpm on one of the two CDs. Here xxxxx means version number of the kernel that came with your distro. Locate the file and then double click it...your distros package manager will take over and install the sources for you.
 
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