On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Istvan Gabor
Hello:
I would like to build a 2.6.37 kernel for my opensuse 11.2 which has 2.6.31 kernel by default. I thought that I could use kernel sources from the 11.4 repository. But I don't see clearly what is the difference between kernel-source-*.src.rpm and kernel-source-*.noarch.rpm packages, eg: http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/src/kernel-source-2.6.37.6-0.9.... and http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/rpm/noarch/kernel-source-2.6.37.6-0....
I would also thank for links where I can find description/explanation of the above and how to build a kernel for a different system.
Thanks,
Istvan
You're going to have better luck I believe looking at OBS and using the same methodology the developers actually use. I'm not sure anyone tests the source rpms any more.. For instance the project for the 11.4 update desktop kernel is here: https://build.opensuse.org/package/files?package=kernel-desktop&project=openSUSE%3A11.4%3AUpdate If you branch that to your OBS home project (or a sub-project of that), you can add the DISCONTINUED:openSUSE_11.2 repository and that kernel will rebuild against 11.2. fyi: I just tried a local build, but I their is an issue with the 11.2 repo from what I can see. If you try the below and have the same issues, I'd recommend you follow up on the Evergreen mailinglist. (that is where 11.2 is supported now that it is past official EOL). =========== If you prefer to build it locally, I think these steps will work: # osc is the command line interface to OBS. Get it and setup a working area. zypper in osc mkdir working_dir cd working_dir # makes a local copy of the sources osc co openSUSE:11.4:Update kernel-desktop cd openSUSE:11.4:Update/kernel-desktop #actually build it osc build --alternative-project=DISCONTINUED:openSUSE:11.2:Update At the end of the build, you should see a rpm being built. You can install it with: zypper in <path-to-your-new-rpm> Hope that helps Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org