Hello,<br><br>I am a bit unsure of which kernel I have installed in my FC6 installation.<br><br>If I execute the following:<br><br>[graeme@barney etc]$ rpm -qi kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i586<br><br>I get the full printout:<br>
<br>Name : kernel Relocations: (not relocatable)<br>Version : 2.6.18 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.<br>Release : 1.2798.fc6 Build Date: Tue 17 Oct 2006 06:20:38 EST
<br>Install Date: Wed 07 Feb 2007 23:35:48 EST Build Host: <a href="http://hs20-bc2-3.build.redhat.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">hs20-bc2-3.build.redhat.com</a><br>Group : System Environment/Kernel Source RPM:
kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.src.rpm
<br>Size : 44923767 License: GPLv2<br>Signature : DSA/SHA1, Tue 17 Oct 2006 11:08:10 EST, Key ID b44269d04f2a6fd2<br>Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <<a href="http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla</a>><br>Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)<br>Description :<br>The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any<br>Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
<br>of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device<br>input and output, etc.<br><br>If I execute the following:<br><br clear="all">[graeme@barney etc]$ rpm -qi kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686<br>[graeme@barney
etc]$<br><br>I get no output, as you can see.<br><br>If I execute the following:<br><br>[graeme@barney etc]$ uname -a<br>Linux barney 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:54:20 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux<br>[graeme@barney
etc]$<br><br>it tells me my processor is an i686 but doesn't really tell me which kernel is installed, i586 or i686.<br><br>I
want to install the kernel-devel package so I can build a kernel module
so I am assuming that I *must* have the correct matching kernel-devel
package
<br>to match my installed kernel. Or doesn't it matter between i586 and i686.<br><br>Can someone enlighten me please.<br><br>Thank you.<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kind Regards,<br><br>Graeme.