[CentOS] Using fedora's kernel on centos

Karanbir Singh mail-lists at karan.org
Thu Jan 26 12:30:38 UTC 2006


mbneto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The latest fedora kernel already has the CONNMARK support.  I'd like
> to use it in my centos 4.2 server.
> 
> I know it is not as stable as the 2.6.9.x the comes with centos but it
> is an alternative to using the vanilla kernel.
> 
> I've managed to rebuild the rpm of the FC4 kernel in my Centos server
> but when trying to install I get
> 
> Failed dependencies:
>         mkinitrd >= 4.2.15-1 is needed by kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.root.i686
>         selinux-policy-targeted < 1.23.16-1 conflicts with
> kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.root.i686
> 
> Any suggestions?

you need to update the dep chain downward. Also keep in mind that the 
fc4 kernel releases are often in quick succession  and in most cases 
involve fix's. So you are going to be rebuilding the kernel often.

My recommendation would be to get the centos kernel, and build a patch 
for that - you can then just rebuild it to suit your own purpose.

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