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Hey guys :-)
I have old 486/66 mhz, 16 mb ram, 540mb hdd (285 mb available for
Linux).  As u see I have very little space for my Linux. So I had Redhat
5.1 installed on it , but when i've decided to recompile my kernel, i
went to /usr/src/linux and found out that i don't have /usr/src/linux
(or /usr/src/linux-2* )!!! I forgot to include something when i was
installing Redhat :-)
So then i've decided to reinstall linux and i've included
"kernel-headers, kernel-source, gcc, bin86", when I was recompiling the
kernel (when i was making "make zImage" it gave me an error that i don't
have something (like tools/build or smth like that). So please, could u
tell me what the complete list of packages i need to recompile my
kernel? On my primary puter i was always installing everything (except
howto in multiple languages) , so i didn't have this problem :-)
So please, tell me what do i need to successfully recompile my kernel

Thanx in advance  :-)

Even easier solution if you have the same version of redhat(5.1 etc) on both
machines make the kernal on your other computer then copy it across.
instead of make zImage use make zdisk which does the same as make zImage but
places it on a floppy (which you must have put in your drive).
Can't help with which packages you need for redhat as i use slackware
myself.

Quote:> I have old 486/66 mhz, 16 mb ram, 540mb hdd (285 mb available for
> Linux).  As u see I have very little space for my Linux. So I had Redhat
> 5.1 installed on it , but when i've decided to recompile my kernel, i
> went to /usr/src/linux and found out that i don't have /usr/src/linux
> (or /usr/src/linux-2* )!!! I forgot to include something when i was
> installing Redhat :-)
> So then i've decided to reinstall linux and i've included
> "kernel-headers, kernel-source, gcc, bin86", when I was recompiling the

...

Let met get this straight. You reinstalled Linux because you forgot to
install some of the packages??? If that is the case, then you might want
to check out rpm!!! It is a packet manager that allows you to easily
install and remove packages from your RH system. If I misunderstood you,
forget it. If you don't know what I am talking about, post a reply to
comp.os.linux.setup (please no more cross-posts), and I will help ya
out.

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Wolfgang Viechtbauer

I don't have the answer to your question, sorry, but I do have a stupid
question for you: Why don't you compile the kernel for your 486 on your
primary computer? That would save you the space needed for the compiler,
kernel code etc.

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Hey guys :-)
I have old 486/66 mhz, 16 mb ram, 540mb hdd (285 mb available for
Linux).  As u see I have very little space for my Linux. So I had Redhat
5.1 installed on it , but when i've decided to recompile my kernel, i
went to /usr/src/linux and found out that i don't have /usr/src/linux
(or /usr/src/linux-2* )!!! I forgot to include something then i was
installing Redhat :-)
So then i've decided to reinstall linux and i've included
"kernel-headers, kernel-source, gcc, bin86", when I was recompiling the
kernel (when i was making "make zImage" it gave me an error that i don't
have something (like tools/build or smth like that). So please, could u
tell me what the complete list of packages i need to recompile my
kernel? On my primary puter i was always installing everything (except
howto in multiple languages) , so i didn't have this problem :-)
So please, tell me what do i need to successfully recompile my kernel

Thanx in advance  :-)

P.S. If u see this post twice in the newsgroups, please don't get mad,
i'm just struggling with my news server (it doesn't want to post)