[TriLUG] customizing Redhat 7.2 kernel-source rpm

[Benjamin Reed]

Peter Long [petelong at petelong.com] wrote:
> I did not explain myself properly. I am trying to build the Redhat 7.2
> kernel from the src.rpm because I am trying to update the Redhat 7.2
> install RPMS. I need to do this because 2.4.7-10 (the RH7.2 kernel) does
> not support my RAID controller. Kernels 2.4.12 and up do support it.
> Unfortunately I only have a Mandrake 8.0 box available to compile the
> kernel.
> 
> I am not sure that the Mandrake built 2.4.16 kernel will work well as
> part of the RH7.2 install. Do you think/know if it will?

Have you checked whether 2.4.9-31 does?  They tend to backport drivers
when they put out newer kernels.  If it *does*, you should be able to
just use the updated boot.img (or bootnet.img or whatever) from redhat's
updates, along with their update disks for new drivers, without building
a whole new kernel.

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