On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Ken Teh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I need some pointers on compiling a new kernel for SL5x. I haven't done one
> in a long time and am not familiar with the directory layouts.
>
> I used to unpack the tarball into /usr/src/linux-2.x.yy and create a link
> /usr/src/linux to point to this directory. Do all the compilation and
> installing from /usr/src/linux.
>
> Is the preferred method to unpack the tarball into /usr/src/kernels and
> simply work in /usr/src/kernels/linux-2.x.yy?  I have a vague notion that
> compiling add-on modules for the running kernel rely on files in
> /usr/src/kernels/linux-2.x.yy? Is this correct?
>
> Btw, I posted a question about SL5.5's latest kernel not detecting my DVD
> drive which was connected to the MB's IDE port.  It turns out the Fedora
> 12's kernel sees it just fine.  Without any BIOS tinkering.  Hence my
> interest in updating the kernel for SL5x.
>
> I'd also appreciate any caveats (except for auto kernel updates via yum) you
> may have of running a later kernel with SL5x.

If you just want to test, Alan Bartlett is offering kernel 2.6.34 that
would run under RHEL/SL/CentOS-5 here:

http://centos.toracat.org/ajb/kernel/2.6.34/

Akemi / toracat