axp-listredhat.com writes:
>Hi folks:
>
>I installed RH6.1 on my SX164 because 7.x would not install (MILO
>problems, and *have* to keep NT4.0 for now). Now I'm trying to upgrade
>the installation as much as possible.
>
>First off, downloaded and compiled binutils 2.12.90.0.1. It built
>without any problems, and I installed it in /usr/local. Tried compiling
>kernel 2.4.19-pre3, and except for a few warnings here and there about
>declarations and a few uninitialized variables being used, the kernel
>built without major hiccups (make, make boot, and make modules). Next,
>downloaded modutils 2.4.14, and it compiled okay, too.
>
>Now, the question is how do I go about installing the new kernel and the
>new modutils? In what sequence? modutils first? kernel first? And
>where do I install modutils? The README says by default it is installed
>in / -- that would blow away my old modutils, right? Is it safe to do,
>or should I reconfigure to install modutils 2.4.14 in /usr/local?
I would install modutils in /sbin
I would compile binutils with --prefix=/
to install the modules type make modules_install after make modules
then copy the kernel that should be called vmlinux to /boot
> If I
>do the latter, would the new kernel be able to find modutils in
>/usr/local and not use the old version of modutils (in /)?
the path variable diiffines this
if /usr/local/bin;/usr/local/sbin are first they will be found first
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Rajiv
>
>
>
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Damien J Dye
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Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield 
South Yorkshire 
United Kingdom.
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