On Mon, 2005-06-20 at 20:11 -0400, William wrote: > I need to compile a custom kernel, to add raid and a scsi driver. Is > the kernel that comes with sarge just from kernel.org or does it have > some kind of security patches? > If it is just from kernel.org, is it best to use the latest kernel? If they are just "drivers" you should be able to just install the Kernel Headers for the kernel you have (assuming Debian's default Kernels for Sarge). It'll be something like these: For the latest 2.4 Debian Linux Kernel headers in Sarge kernel-headers-2.4-386 kernel-headers-2.4-586tsc kernel-headers-2.4-686 kernel-headers-2.4-686-smp kernel-headers-2.4-k6 kernel-headers-2.4-k7 kernel-headers-2.4-k7-smp For the latest 2.6 Debian Linux Kernel headers in Sarge kernel-headers-2.6-386 kernel-headers-2.6-686 kernel-headers-2.6-686-smp kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-generic kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-k8 kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-k8-smp kernel-headers-2.6-em64t-p4 kernel-headers-2.6-em64t-p4-smp kernel-headers-2.6-k7 kernel-headers-2.6-k7-smp Those are the Meta-Packages for the latest headers that correspond with the same setup with the Kernels: 2.4 latest Debian Linux kernels: kernel-image-2.4-386 kernel-image-2.4-586tsc kernel-image-2.4-686 kernel-image-2.4-686-smp kernel-image-2.4-k6 kernel-image-2.4-k7 kernel-image-2.4-k7-smp 2.6 latest Debian Linux Kernels: kernel-image-2.6-386 kernel-image-2.6-686 kernel-image-2.6-686-smp kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8 kernel-image-2.6-amd64-k8-smp kernel-image-2.6-em64t-p4 kernel-image-2.6-em64t-p4-smp kernel-image-2.6-k7 kernel-image-2.6-k7-smp So install the kernel-headers meta package that matches you kernel. Then compile the modules for the drive controllers you want. Matter of fact most "install routines" will, if done right (installing just the headers) find the headers on thier own and make it happen. One last thing, exactly *WHAT* drive controllers are these? They may already be in the kernel module tree. -- Greg Folkert <greg@gregfolkert.net>
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