Thx Jonathan for ur help . I got the kernel(2.4.28) from kernel.org and started recompiling.
My steps: cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.28 cp /boot/config-2.4.18-smp .config edit .config and include CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y & CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y make-kpkg --revision=debian.2.4 kernel-image Then it prompts lot of questions like the format as CONFIG_SMP=y (y/n...) (NEW) What should I do for all these questions? I know what config_smp will do,but most of other options I don't know. So How do I proceed? --- Jonathan Lassoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:06:39 -0800 (PST), > saravanan > > > ganapathy > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hai, > > > > I installed woody on my dual processor,2 GB > RAM > > > > server. I have enabled smp support by > installing > > > > kernel-image-2.4.18-smp. Now it shows dual > > > processor. > > > > But the os detects my RAM as 900 MB only. How > do I > > > > enable the os to detect actual RAM(2 GB)? > > > > > > > > Please help me > > > > > > > > Sarav > > > > --- Jonathan Lassoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You need a kernel that supports large amounts of > > > RAM. You could get > > > the sources and compile it yourself which can > take > > > some time, but I > > > personally found very easy to do. I would think > that > > > there is a .deb > > > package of a kernel with this support as well, > but I > > > don't know that > > > much about apt. Perhaps do: "apt-cache search > > > kernel" and see if > > > anything jumps out at you. > > > > > > I'd be happy to help you compile your own > kernel. > > > > > > --Jonathan > > On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:58:46 -0800 (PST), saravanan > ganapathy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I googled and couldn't find the .deb kernel > package > > which supports highmem( its available in testing > > version only) > > So I think I need to use the latest 2.4.x kernel > from > > kernel.org. If I am using debian kernel packages, > then > > I can get security updates from debian. > > Is kernel.org provides security updates? If so , > how > > to apply the updates without disturbing > applications > > running on a production server? > > > > Please suggest me > > > > Sarav > > > Sorry for the topposting above, that was my mistake. > > As to the security updates, those are provided by > the Debian security > team. They maintain software packages with the > latest updates for > security vulnerabilities. The kernel is the core > piece of software on > your system that handles all the system calls and a > whole slew of > other core stuff. Vulnerabilities for the Linux > kernel are not as > common as vulnerabilities for common pieces of Linux > software, so you > could roll your own kernel and still have all the > great security > updates from the Debian security team. > > As to getting your own kernel going, there are two > big and easy ways > to get the sources. One, you can get the sources > from backports.org. > This would consist of adding some lines to your > /etc/apt/sources.list > file to get a kernel-source package. Two, you can > get the kernel > source from kernel.org. I personally would go with > the second as it is > quicker to grab and use. As of this writing, the > latest 2.4 kernel is > 2.4.28, and can be had over HTTP at > http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.28.tar.bz2 > Grab this > and move it to /usr/src You will likely have to > become root to do > this. Then decompress the tarball in /usr/src. This > should make > /usr/src/linux-2.4.28. Then you should cd into this > directory and > proceed to configure your new kernel and compile it. > There is ample > documentation in the linux-2.4.28 directory under > Documentation, and I > don't really feel like rewriting some already great > docs. There are > plenty more online too if you poke around on google > or something. > > Direct any questions here, and I'll do my best to > help you out. Hope > this works out for you. > > --Jonathan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]