Mandrake kernel install howto

[Sasun]

Mandrake kernel install howto.

I know you gonna kill me for this one.

I have never made it to compile a proper kernel myself, so I decided to download and install a stock Red Hat kernel. I failed - they do not have DEVFS support compiled in it. So I moved to Mandrake - they do have DEVFS enabled.
These are the steps:

1. Become the superuser:
   

   Code:

   prompt$ su

   
   
2. Install rpm package. Mandrake kernels are packaged in rpm format.
   

   Code:

   prompt$ emerge rpm

   
   
   
3. Mount your boot partition, if not allready mounted:
   

   Code:

   prompt$ mount /boot

   
   It is usually unmounted under gentoo
   
4. Install the kernel rpm file:
   

   Code:

   prompt$ rpm -ivh "kernel-file-name.rpm" --nodeps

   
   I used two kernels:
   
   
   
   • kernel-2.4.18.6mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm - I think it is from current (8.2?) release
     
   • kernel-2.4.19.5mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm - Its from a cooker release
     whatever this "cooker" thing means
     
   
   both downloaded from ibiblio.org
   
   
5. For some mandrake's reason all modules are gzipped??? so I had to
   

   Code:

   prompt$ gzip -dr /lib/modules/2.4.18-6mdk prompt$ gzip -dr /lib/modules/2.4.19-5mdk

   
   
   
6. Edit grub menu list file to insert new kernel entries
   

   Code:

   prompt$ vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

   
   
   Mine is:
   

   Code:

   default 1    timeout 10    splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz    title=gentoo    root (hd0,0)    kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda3    title=mandrake kernel 2.4.18    root (hd0,0)    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk root=/dev/hda3    title=mandrake kernel 2.4.19    root (hd0,0)    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-5mdk root=/dev/hda3

   
   
7. I had problems with depmod with kernel-2.4.19.5mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm.
   The depmod command was complainning that /lib/modules/2.4.19-5mdk/modules.description was not an ELF file - so I had to remove it.
   Apparently this is just a list of all modules names with a brief description.
   

[dcstimm]

why not download the Mandrake kernel src rpm?

and compile the kernel the correct way?

alot safer....

[wickidpisa]