bill50 Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 My Mandrake 9.1 PPC install has resulted in an unstable linux system on my PowerBook G3 1999 NewWorld Mac laptop. I want to customize my existing kernel or configure a new one to get a stable system, but I can't find the /usr/src/linux-2.4.21 file that all the docementation says I need to configure a new kernel or customize the old one. I ls the directory /usr/src and there is no linux file there. Where is it? Or do I have to create one? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brancalessio Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Hi! You should install the kernel sources. They can be found in ftp mirrors of Mandrake (http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3) if they are not on the installation CDs. For example in the 3 CDs of Mandrake 9.2 (for i586) there were not the sources, but only the compiled kernel... Instructions on how to compile the kernel can be found in mandrake guide (you can find it at http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux...ommand-Line.pdf (see Chapter 13). Otherwise at http://www.kernel.org you can find the sources of the newest versions. It is better to start from the sources of the kernel of you own distro... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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