I needed to recompile the kernel for an inhouse development project. Following the threads _almost_ told me what to do. I'll posted how I got the kernel source install, compile and running reference. Or please correct any error....thanks, Download,install & compile kernel source. Example using kernel version 2.6.9-1.681_FC3 for Fedora Core3. Following the direction in the release notes for getting source tree: # rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.src.rpm # cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS # rpmbuild -bp --target=i686 kernel-2.6.spec <-- slightly difference from the release notes # cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD Kernel soures is located in /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9/linux-2.6.9/ Copy the tree to /usr/src/linux-2.6.x # cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.9 # tar cf - linux-2.6.9 | ( cd /usr/src; tar xf - ) Then proceed as usual. # cd /usr/src # ln -s linux-2.6.9 linux-2.6 # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6 # make clean # make mrproper # make oldconfig -> generate a .config file based on the running kernel # make bzImage # make modules # make modules_install # make install For some unknown reason it calls the kernel '2.6.9-prep' The kernel name can be modified by editing /usr/src/linux-2.6/Makefile I did peek-and-poke around and this was the 2.6.9-1.681_FC3. I think the Makefile should call it 2.6.9-1.681_FC3-custom rather that -prep Not sure you need to copy the source to /usr/src, but I'm used to this; plus I'm not sure what happens to /usr/src/redhat when a new kernel updates arrives. Tony /-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ | Tony Denault | Email: denault(a)irtf.ifa.hawaii.edu | | Institute for Astronomy | Phone: (808) 932-2378 | | 640 North Aohoku Place | Fax: (808) 933-0737 | | Hilo, Hawaii 96720 | | \-----------------------------------------------------------------------/