> > Do I need to unzip & apply all the patches ( > definitely a pain ) or is there a more convinient > method to get all the sources ready for a build? 1) read the release notes 2) use rpmbuild -bp kernel-2.6.spec -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/