On Tuesday 21 August 2001 10:07, Matt Greer wrote: > I sent this a few days ago and it never showed up. Then some other things I > sent showed up two days after. I think the list server might be a bit > bogged down. > > Anyway, I want to recompile my kernel for some things vmware wants (rtc and > making parallel port support a module). The problem is I can't find the > source for my kernel anywhere. I don't have a /usr/src/linux directory, and > searching all over my computer turned up nothing. Is it the default of > mandrake 8.0 to not include the source for the kernel? > > So I thought I'd just download the source for a new kernel and compile > that. But some things I read indicated this could cause problems for any > programs I have that were compiled with a specific kernel in mind. > > Anyone have any suggestions? Should I try a new kernel and hope for the > best? How can I know if any of my programs depend on my current kernel? Is > it possible to get the exact source to the kernel I currently have? > > Thanks, > Matt > > btw, vmware is awesome :) > Yes, to get the exact source for the kernel you have, look in /usr/src/linux do a "make mrproper" from a root xterm or Konsole then do "make xconfig" and se it up as you desire. add any patches and refer to the linux-mandrake reference manual chapter 15 (on your computer). Civileme
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