On Sunday 01 September 2002 01:44 am, Matthew Claridge wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks to everyone who helped with the soundcard query - got that sorted > now and no, I won't any of those nasty mp3s with it ;o))) > > Maybe I'm being a bit ambitious for day twp, but I'm having some trouble > following the guides etc to rebuild my kernel with some patches. I need > to add support for Win4Lin, which requires two patches be applied. > > I've got instructions and I've read the manuals and the user > guide....but...things don't quite tally and I'm scared ;o) I've been > told I can do it the standard way with the patch tools etc (like I do > with redhat systems) but I want to get to grips with using dpkg and kpkg > if I can....it looks a lot easier once you understand it... > > Anyway, the problems that are confusing me are: > > 1. There's no /usr/src/linux directory. But I think thats normal because > I've got a /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18 directory with the kernel > source tree underneath it.... > > 2. There's no .config file that I can find with my current kernel > configuration - I don't want to do this from scratch if I can help it....
Look at /boot/config-xxxxx > > So I've got the source tree. I've got the source tree for the nVidia > drivers and the two patches I need to apply. I've got instructions for > applying the two patches I need. If I have the .config file, I think I > can install those patches and then do: > > make xconfig > make -kpkg clean > make -kpkg kernel_image modules_image > dpkg -i kernel_image modules_image > > to build and install the kernel??? pretty much but I don't remember having to stick anything about modules if was just fakeroot make-kpkg -revision=custom.what-ever kernel_image Look at the readme in /usr/share/doc/kernal-package I think it gave step by step > > But like I said, I'm confused.......(and scared!!! lol) As a newbie to > Debian, should I just use the standard patch method until I'm more > comfortable with the new stuff, or is it quite easy to get into it and > do it the 'right' way?? > > many thanks Earl F Hampton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
