Re: ramifications of using a stock kernel?

From: Jeff Vian (jvian10_at_charter.net)
Date: 05/16/05

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Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 09:38:44 -0500

    On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 15:05 -0400, jludwig wrote:
    > On Saturday 14 May 2005 02:27 pm, Christopher J. Bottaro wrote:
    > > jludwig wrote:
    > > > On Saturday 14 May 2005 02:01 pm, Christopher J. Bottaro wrote:
    > > >> Apparently the FC kernels are all hacked/patched by Red Hat. Thus
    > > >> things like ndiswrapper won't compile against them. I need two things
    > > >> that require a stock kernel from kernel.org: ndiswrapper, and an
    > > >> unofficial patch that makes my stupid Dell Inspiron 6000's DVD player
    > > >> use DMA.
    > > >>
    > > >> Now my question is what ramifications will there be for using a stock
    > > >> kernel on an FC3 system. What will break?
    > > >>
    > > >> Oh, I have a second question. Where can I get the stock FC3 kernel
    > > >> config
    > > >> file. Honestly, the kernel has gotten so big, that I have no idea which
    > > >> options should be turned off or on. Its nice to just load the default
    > > >> FC3 one, but I don't know where it is.
    > > >>
    > > >> Thanks for the info.
    > > >
    > > > I have done so with the 2.4 kernel.
    > > >
    > > > You don't have to loose the Red Hat/Fedora kernel and can set up grub to
    > > > boot from either(which is the wiswst choice anyways).
    > >
    > > Thats what I was planning on doing. Still, curious about the answer to my
    > > question though. Also would like to know where the default FC3 kernel
    > > config file is. Thanks.
    > >
    > > -- C
    > If you mean source it is in the /usr/src/2.6****** directory
    > --
    > John H Ludwig
    >

    For most packages using the kernel source (except compiling the kernel
    itself) the headers are all that is needed, and those can be found
    in /lib/modules/<kernel version>/.....

    As has already been mentioned, it may be necessary to install the
    kernel-devel package for FC4 but I have not tried FC4 yet so do not know
    about that. 

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