On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Yahia Tachwali ytachwali@signalogic.com wrote:
Akemi Yagi wrote:
1- getting the kernel: 1.1 access as root 1.2 yum install rpm-build redhat-rpm-config 1.3 su user 1.4 cd 1.5 mkdir -p rpmbuild/{BUILD,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS} 1.6 echo "%_topdir %(echo $HOME)/rpmbuild" > .rpmmacros 1.7 rpm -i
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL.src.... 2> /dev/null 1.8 cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS 1.9 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> prep-err.log | tee prep-out.log
Looks good so far.
These so far sound fine. but then I guess there might be a mistake or missing step in my procdure to build the new kernel:
2- building a new kernel: 2.1 access as root 2.2 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> prep-err.log | tee prep-out.log
The above rpmbuild is not necessary. You have done it correctly in step 1.9 (as user).
2.3 su user 2.4 cd ~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.18/linux-2.6.18.`uname -m` 2.5 cp configs/kernel-2.6.18-i686.config .config 2.6 make oldconfig 2.7 make menuconfig {here I left it as is and did not do any modification since I am planning to include HDLC as a module after build a complete custom kernel}
I am confused. If you did not make any changes here, why would you expect your new kernel to provide the HDLC support (see above) ???
2.8 [user@host SPECS]$ rpmbuild -bb --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> build-err.log | tee build-out.log
Before that step (rpmbuild -bb), you should at least edit the line:
%define buildid .your_identifier
as written in the Wiki tutorial to make your rpm's version different from the distro's.
2.9 su 2.10/ rpm -ivh kernel-*.rpm
and after the last command I have got the conflict warning above. What is wrong in my installation procedure! :( Please help. /
Your "customized" kernel has the same version/revision as the distro's. So, it won't install unless you force it (not recommended at all).
Akemi
Thank you. So if it is not recommended to force it , what should I do to get it installed ?
Please read my reply to you in its entirety, not just the last part -- especially the line about "buildid".
Akemi