Compiling the dapper kernel

[Jean-Eric Cuendet]

Sorry, but I run 2.6.15-26 and it's SMP!

root at testbed:~# cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.15-26-686 (buildd at terranova) (gcc version 4.0.3 
(Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 3 03:13:28 UTC 2006
root at testbed:~#

root at testbed:~# cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.15-26-686 (buildd at terranova) (gcc version 4.0.3 
(Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 3 03:13:28 UTC 2006
root at testbed:~# ca /proc/version
bash: ca: command not found
root at testbed:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
cpu MHz         : 937.676
<SNIP>

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
cpu MHz         : 937.676
<SNIP>
root at testbed:~#




Tony Lewis wrote:
> I hope this is the best place to post this.
> 
> I'm trying to compile the standard dapper kernel.  My reason is to get 
> SMP working on my dual core laptop - the 2.6.15-26-386 kernel doesn't 
> have SMP enabled.  The last kernel that does have SMP is a couple of 
> revisions behind.
> 
> So I tried following the wiki page for KernelCustomBuild 
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelCustomBuild?highlight=%28CategoryKernel%29> 
> and KernelGitGuide 
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelGitGuide?highlight=%28CategoryKernel%29> 
> for fetching the ubuntu-dapper source (not the edgy code).  Then trying 
> to run the command:
>     AUTOBUILD=1 fakeroot debian/rules binary-debs
> 
> shows that lots of the debian directory is missing.  I pulled the 
> ubuntu-2.6 repo through git, and just started copying the missing files 
> across, but I think that won't work.
> 
> So, what's the best way to build exact replica of the Dapper kernel 
> packages?
> 
> Tony Lewis
> 
> 

-- 
Best regards / Salutations.

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