Hi, I have RH9 with kernel version 2.4.20 running on a AMD athlon desktop. I need to compile in some piece of software, patch it into the kernel. I tired applying the patch that I have, which is supposed to work with 2.4 and newer kernel versions. But some of the hunks failed and even manual fixing didnt help. I guess, since the kernel that ships with RH9 is already patched a bit, what I need is a clean kernel source. Now, I have a clean copy of 2.4.20 tarball. I would like to know, where can I put it. Right now, I have a soft link, /usr/src/linux-2.4, that points to usr/src/linux-2.4.20. This holds the original kernel source.Do I make a new directory, say, /usr/src/linux-custom, and have a soft link, /usr/src/linux point to it ? Or can I have it in my home directory and have the soft link /usr/src/linux point to it. ? Or any other arrangement ? Another question was, can I use my older .config file, with this newer kernel, to retain my original settings ? I am just starting out with kernel rebuilding/patching process and trying to read up the docs and other material in the public domain, but feel a little lost now. Any kind of comment, tip will be welcome. Thanks for your time, Ashish. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
