I have downloaded https://kenobi.mandrakesoft.com/~chmou/kernel24/kernel-source-2.4.0-0.5mdk.i586.rpm and try to compile it. 1) no include/pcmcia I have to copy include/pcmcia from linux-2.4.0-test10 2) After compiling the kernel, compile the pcmcia utils and debug-tools run configure, make all, and make install. this create a /home/chmou directory . this is because the source in the rpm is not clean: there are 3 files that should be deleted: .config.mk .config.out include/config.h once the PREFIX has been initialised, configure keeps it. 3) I have seen another /home/chmou in alsa config. -- The falsely dramatic drives out the truly dull.