From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephen Samuel Subject: Re: copy of linux OS Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 21:59:34 -0700 Message-ID: <42F6E6B6.5030706@bcgreen.com> References: <20050807121023.61158.qmail@web40628.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20050807121023.61158.qmail@web40628.mail.yahoo.com> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: rekha vn Cc: mail@thorsten-alge.de, linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Looking at the following: ============================================ [samuel@me ~]$ ls /lib/modules 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 [samuel@me ~]$ echo [samuel@me ~]$ ls /boot System.map-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 grub vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 System.map-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img vmlinuz-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 config-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 initrd-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4.img config-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 kernel.h [samuel@me ~]$ ============================================ I have two kernels: 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 and 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 The directories in /lib/modules are created when the kernel is installed. in /boot the important files are: System.map-$VERSION, initrd-$VERSION.img and vmlinuz-$VERSION As far as I know, config-$VERSION is only needed if you want to know how the kernel was built... It should be possible to copy it into the /usr/src/linux directory ( or wherever you're building your kernel) and use it to config a build the same as the kernel it's associated with. rekha vn wrote: > thanks. > I'd like to have a copy of the kernel. > which folder has the whole of the kernel? > how do i specify this path for this copy of kernel in > my grub.conf.i have red hat kernel version 2.4.21-4.EL -- Stephen Samuel +1(604)876-0426 samuel@bcgreen.com http://www.bcgreen.com/~samuel/ Powerful committed communication. Transformation touching the jewel within each person and bringing it to light. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs