On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:29:37AM +0100, Per Jessen wrote:

Claes H wrote:

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I have googled and googled and not found what I feel is an accurate or up-to-date documentation on the recommended way to build a kernel for OpenSuse. There is plenty of general information, but I have a feeling that the most proper way is to build an RPM and install it? Can someone refer me where I should look

How about http://www.suse.de/~agruen/kernel-doc/ ? This needs to be meregd to the wiki and also needs some updates as the kernel package sources are tracked by git nowadays.

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I want to build a kernel with a patch (https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/350841/) to get the touchpad working on my Dell Precision M4500 so the kernel version that is in 11.3 is fine with me.

Rough outline from memory:

install kernel sources cd /usr/src/linux apply patch zcat /proc/config.gz >.config

optionally make menuconfig to amend config.

make make modules make install modules_install mkinitrd

update boot loader.

These are the steps you need for one system. The accurate and clean way is to build a package. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 01:06:55PM +0100, Claes H wrote:

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Lars Müller wrote:

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How about http://www.suse.de/~agruen/kernel-doc/ ?

This needs to be meregd to the wiki and also needs some updates as the kernel package sources are tracked by git nowadays.

Thanks, this is the kind of documenation I was looking for.

Good! Please feel free to transfer the still correct content to the openSUSE wiki. Getting one of the kernel guys into the loop might help too. I fear non of them will be on this list. But they're on opensuse-factory. Sorry that I have to redirect you the second time. \:

For reference, it refers to http://www.suse.de/~agruen/KMPM/ which in turn refers to http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Module_Packages_Manuals which is a dead link

Bah, no further comment on this. These webserver admin dudes got several times the hint to read http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html http://www.novell.com/developer/kernel_module_packages_manuals.html is the currently working version. I'm sure it's no longer valid after this message hit the list archive. ;)

However the old docs found in http://www.suse.de/~agruen/KMPM/old/ still seems useful

Please check the other stuff too. Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany

Have you searched on the openSUSE Forums?  I recall there were (at least a few years ago) a couple of howto's (or just long threads) on building a kernel "the SuSE way".

I did not search them explicitly but Google found a few threads on such forums. Some were quite old, five years or so.ch I have actually not managed to compile a kernel that boots where the patch have worked yet. I am putting it on hold for now. /Claes -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org