Category: linux
Building kernel source tree from *.src.rpm
kernel-source package provides patch applied source code: rpm2cpio kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.2.1.7.EL.i386.rpm | cpio -idmv The src rpm does provide the base source and patches:rpm -i kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.1.7.EL.src.rpm />> This installs the base kernel and the *.patch separatelycd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/rpmbuild -bp kernel-2.4.ora-27.1.7.EL.spec If Architecture is not included: i386rpmbuild -bp –target i686 kernel-2.4.ora-27.1.7.EL.spec />> This installs the patches and provides the…
Unconditional Shutdown on PC HW
Uhm .. My home PC screwed up .. It kept shutting down even starting Debian in addition to Windows XP. That had happened before due to a dangling CPU fan before, and I had replaced the fan with a state of the art double 2000+ RPM one .. But no problem with that now …..