Differences between the kernel source in FC2 and the kernel source obtained from kernel.org?

[Huw Lynes]

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:22:19 -0700
"Stephen J. Smoogen" <smooge at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:46:47 -0800 (PST), Park Lee
> <parklee_sel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >   Is there any difference between the kernel source in
> > FC2(version 2.6.5-1.358) and the kernel source
> > (version 2.6.5)obtained from kernel.org?
> >   Can I also download a 2.6.5 (or higher)version
> > kernel source from kernel.org to replace the FC2's
> > origianl kernel source and compile the new downloaded
> > kernel source to yield a vmlinuz and run it as FC2's
> > kernel without any conflict?
> >   Thank you.
> 
The quickest route is to unpack the source for the version you want. Then copy
the config file for your running version (should be /boot/config-`uname -r`)
into the unpacked source tree as .config. Run make xconfig, save the config.
Then make,make modules, make modules_install as usual.


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