> > any further thoughts, or correction in my errant ways welcome... > > I'm confused about what you're doing. Are you trying to build a > kernel? If so, why? Otherwise, why use make-kpkg? > jack, thanks. i am also confused, i suspect. i am trying to compile a kernel because the relevant params are not set in the 2.6.6 kernel .deb to be able to use realtime (security as module, selinux etc) (ditto some of my hardware). i understood that to compile 3rd party modules at that time i was meant to do what i did: i.e apt-get install kernel-source apt-get install realtime-lsm-source make-kpkg kernel-image modules-image that did not work -modules did not compile (realtime was the only one). > > > I have the realtime-lsm debian supplied sources. It's built as a module like > > > ALSA or Nvidia drivers or lmsensors, not a patch to the kernel like say, > > > lowlatency and preempt for 2.4 > > Have you tried compiling the Debian sources for realtime-lsm? meaning, after having got my kernel compiled, install it with dpkg -i kernel.deb and then apt-get install realtime-module-2.6.6 no, because it is not compiled in the packages list for 2.6.6 (i have been wondering if behind that fact is The Answer) or did you mean something else? (sense i'm missing something here... how would i go about installintalling realtime-source apart from the way i have indicated?) thanks for you help dee > -- > joq >
