On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Yahia Tachwali <ytachwali at signalogic.com> wrote: > Thank you for the info, I have installed the rpm and I ended up with the > following : > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > [root at localhost i686]# rpm -ivh kernel-*.rpm > Preparing... ########################################### > [100%] > package kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed > package kernel-devel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed > package kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed > package kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL is already installed > file /boot/System.map-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL from install of > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL > file /boot/config-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL from install of > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL > file /boot/symvers-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL.gz from install of > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL > file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL from install of > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL conflicts with file from package > kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > However, I was able to reboot with the new kernel but still I can not find o > files for my HDLC in the kernel path under driver/net/wan. I am listing > below the steps that I did to install a new customized kernel starting from > fresh installation of CentOS 4.4 with kernel 2.6.9-42 > > 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 $HOME)/rpmbuild" > .rpmmacros > 1.7 rpm -i > http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/updates/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.9-67.0.22.EL.src.rpm > 2> /dev/null > 1.8 cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS > 1.9 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> prep-err.log | tee > prep-out.log Looks good so far. > These so far sound fine. but then I guess there might be a mistake or > missing step in my procdure to build the new kernel: > > 2- building a new kernel: > 2.1 access as root > 2.2 rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2> prep-err.log | tee > prep-out.log The above rpmbuild is not necessary. You have done it correctly in step 1.9 (as user). > 2.3 su user > 2.4 cd ~/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.18/linux-2.6.18.`uname -m` > 2.5 cp configs/kernel-2.6.18-i686.config .config > 2.6 make oldconfig > 2.7 make menuconfig {here I left it as is and did not do any modification > since I am planning to include HDLC as a module after build > a complete custom kernel} I am confused. If you did not make any changes here, why would you expect your new kernel to provide the HDLC support (see above) ??? > 2.8 [user at host SPECS]$ 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