Re: compiling a 2.4 kernel
Mumia W.. wrote:
On 04/19/2008 05:58 AM, Steven Jones wrote:
I know this is old hat, but due to a bug in the 2.6 kernel and the
megaraid driver I can boot a 2.6 kernel....2.4 works fine, but I have
to add NIC modules for me Asus board, Realtek 8110 and a Marvel
sk98lin. The std one (sk89lin) in debian 2.4.27-4 does not work and
there isnt one I can find for the 8110.
Anyway, I think I have downloaded all the things I need to compile a
debianised kernel the kernel packager way.
I have applied the modules/patch for the asus motherboard's on-board
NIC, but what I cant find so far is how to get a 2.4.27 kernel source
to 2.4.27-4....ie there would seem to be a need to apply some
debianised kernel patches applied to the 2.4 deb source package I
downloaded? or is it already patched?
[...]
You shouldn't need the Debian patches. A Debian system will run with a
vanilla kernel.
I know but I wanted a "patched" kernel, I am assuming any bugs etc will
then have been fixed.
However, I think you'll be better off getting an updated
2.4 kernel from http://www.kernel.org/ . As far as the revision number
in 2.4.27-4 is concerned, you will determine what number(s) go after the
dash. Read "man make-kpkg" to find out how to specify the version and
revision numbers.
Yep, I have read make-kpkg.
If you're still attached to the idea of using a Debianized kernel, you
can place a Debian Sarge repository in your sources.list and download
the 2.4 kernel source from Sarge.
I have done so, still wont work, ie compile the 3rd party sources.
Note, the binary kernels for Sarge
will probably not work for Etch because the initrd creator has been
changed.
I boot off a 2.4 kernel now...seems fine, I even went from 2.4.27-3 to
-4 and it still boots OK. Except all the NICs dont work....I just
installed an Intel PT1000 pci-e and the stock e1000 module wont detect
it...the stock sk98lin wont work either....so Im pretty buggered for
networking...
I suggest you ignore Sarge and get 2.4.36 from kernel.org. BTW, after
you've applied all these patches, you won't have a "Debianized" kernel.
You'll have a Jonianized kernel ;-)
I might have to as I cant compile either of the supplied sources for the
NICs to the 2.4.27 I have.
One r1000 is a seperate module but it fails, the other sk98lin is a
patch to the kernel but menuconfig drops out when I try and go into the
1000 sub-category and
(M) it.
regards
Steven
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