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> So if I want to upgrade to 2.4.5 via building a kernel RPM (I know this seems
> odd, but I've got 4 machines running XFS and would just like to keep them
> consistent) what all would I have to apply to 2.4.5 code to be able to repace
> the 2.4.2 code in the SRPM?
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> Chris Tooley
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How good are you with RPM?
The spec file for the kernel rpm is from redhat and has a couple of hundred
patches it applies to the kernel before building it. Some of these patches
are necessary if you want anaconda to run on your kernel, and some are
new features and enhancements. Most of them probably do not work with 2.4.5.
So you probably need to rip the guts out of the spec file, and change it
to use a 2.4.5 tar file, and the xfs patch. Note that the patch on the
ftp site has been updated to not include aic driver files. Once you have
the spec files, patches and tar files in the correct place, all you really
need to do is type rpm -bb spec-file-path.
Steve
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