Installing Linux kernel 2.6.11

[strudl]

Hello,
I have never done this before, I mean install a kernel. I currently use a redhat
9.0 with a 2.4 kernel dual booting windows with GRUB, on a pentuim 4 box. I searched the internet on 'How to' but its confusing to me, can any please direct me to a site that they have used with no problems, also I have to install some Alan Cox patches to use an ITE8212 raid controller, install kernel and apply patch ? or apply patch and install kernel ?

[Parcival]

I suggest you have a look at the corresponding section in our JL library:

http://justlinux.com/nhf/Compiling_Kernels

I was successfull with those explanations, although they may not be 100% clear for a newbie. Try how far you get with them and come back in case there are more questions. :)

[je_fro]

patch then compile kernel

[cybertron]

It's going to be a royal pain to upgrade a 2.4 distro to use a 2.6 kernel. There are a lot of packages that also need to be updated before it will work. If there's anyway you can, get some newer isos and start out with a 2.6 based distro in the first place.

[T2F]

I agree with cybertron, It would be easier to start with a distro that has a 2.6 kernel in it. I use slack-current and stayed with the 2.4 kernel for a long time in order to use the IT8212. When I discovered the -ac patchset, I upgraded to the 2.6 kernel that was in -current, spent a while getting it configured the way I wanted it, upgraded to 2.6.11, tweaked that a bit, then compiled in the -ac patchset. It worked very well, after I found that it needed DMA turned on. When too much was read/written, it would begin to error and finally lose the journal and lock up the machine. I had to put the command 'hdparm -d1 /dev/hde' at the beginning of my startup script, even before the kernel was mounted r/w, as even the auto fsck of a partition would cause the problem. Since I've done this, though, it has worked great.
Regards,
Bill