on 17 Oct 99, Brad wrote...(inter alia)... > >Please put plank lines between the quoted text and replies, it makes things >easier to find > >On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, John wrote: >
>> >> According to the Howto the kernel should be in /usr/src/linux - it >> >> seems to be in /usr/include/linux/2.0.36 on my box. >> > >> >Odd... What i'd recommend is to put the kernel into /usr/src/linux-version >> >(where version is the version number, e.g. 2.2.7), and symlink >> >/usr/src/linux to that directory. >> > >> I've rechecked and it is in /usr/include with many .h files and some >> directories for example dpkg. Should the symlink be to /usr/include? > >Are you sure you're not confusing the kernel headers in /usr/include/linux >with the actual kernel source tree that is usually placed in >/usr/src/linux? > I may well be, but what is certain is that /usr/src contains only one directory and that is RedHat/ (this presumably because I elected to install rpm and its dependency in my original install). Could the fact that I have a kernel on the floppy from which I boot have any bearing? Again, many thanks for your kind and clear help - there's much peripherally for me to try and 'take on board'. On the main problem, I now feel able to attempt to get up to kernel 2.2.7 by using 2.2.1 from the CD and then getting the patches via ftp. I will let you know how things have gone in due course. It may take a little while as I like to plan and move slowly, which I can do as time is not a factor to me. Regards, John.