On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Nick Jennings wrote: > After examining the source tree from this, I have found that it does > not have a .config at all, and I do not this any of the debian patches > have been applied. This looks like kernel.org source.
This is a plain source, as it only contains the tarball and the .dsc! > Is the 'source kernel-image-2.4.17' what I am supposed to be building > from? If so, why is there no '.config' in there? Where do I get the > '.config' from? $ dpkg -L kernel-image-2.4.17-686 |grep config /boot/config-2.4.17-686 > <apply customization> > patch kernel && 'make menuconfig' to customize kernel configuration. > > <build kernel package> > gateway:/usr/src/linux# make-kpkg --revision=gateway.1 --initrd buildpackage Should be correct, but please do apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.17, not apt-get source something. It will install the source in /usr/src Hope this helps Alex -- "Forgive me, but I'm talking to a politician." John Simpson, BBC World -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]