newby kernel release question

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newby kernel release question

Postby zaratustra » Tue Jul 08, 2003 1:54 am

Hi, i am using Debian and would like to install grsecurity.

Since the latest release is 1.9.11-2.4.21, from the docs i get the idea i need the 2.4.21 kernel. Now, do i download the sources from kernel.org and patch it and configure&compile it and that's the rule here or what should i do?

tnx & best regards,
Greg
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Postby TrAnCeFX » Tue Jul 08, 2003 2:01 am

yes, apply the patch against a vanilla kernel.
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Postby zaratustra » Tue Jul 08, 2003 2:09 am

tnx, i suppose vanilla is 2.4.21;

one more thing: the kernel used in Debian is already configured (and is probably another release, 2.4.18 i think) - is there a way to patch this kernel and use the default configuration?

I mean, i get the idea i have to do something like: download the sources (with .config already made for Debian) and patch it with grsecurity but another release, ie. 2.4.18?

some instructions would be very nice,
tnx
Greg
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Postby thomasko » Tue Jul 15, 2003 5:00 am

debian kernel-image packages also contains .config file, which was used for compilation. you can find it in /boot with name config-<kernel-version>. this is also true for custom packages created with make-kpkg.
hope it's not too late for answer ;)
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