[OT?] is there no package containing the raw "vmlinux" kernel image?

[Stefan Bader]

On 07/01/2010 12:12 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, Stefan Bader wrote:
> 
>> On 07/01/2010 11:18 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
>>>   already been there and, no, there's no package for the current
>>> 10.04 kernel.  and why would they be deleted too early?  why would
>>> they be deleted at all?  the most recent package is for 2.6.31-22,
>>> from back in may.
>>>
>>> rday
>>>
>>
>> why delete at all -> size
>> why delete early -> broken archive maintenance scripts or miscommunication
>> 	about the naming between us and the archive maintainers.
>>
>> In theory the ddeb should stay there until the .deb of the same
>> version gets expired. But there were (maybe are) issues with that. I
>> try to ask whether there is a chance to get those from somewhere but
>> I fear they are again gone for good. You would be needing to make
>> your own kernel build with skipdbg=false then...
> 
>   ok, that's fine but, as i'm still fairly new to ubuntu, can you
> point me at the recipe for building my own vmlinux image corresponding
> to my running kernel?  i need one in order to play with debugging the
> kernel with gdb and, for that, one needs an actual vmlinux file that
> corresponds *exactly* to the running kernel (and configured with
> PROC_KCORE and DEBUG_INFO, if i recall correctly).
> 
>   i'm sure it's easy, i just don't know the recipe.   a simple pointer
> to the web page will do fine.  thanks.
> 
> rday
> 
Its always hard to tell whether things are detailed enough. Try

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev and there
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/KernelMaintenanceStarter in particular.


-Stefan