[SLL] Questions about upgrading kernel; where's the Makefile?

[Jarod Wilson]

On May 8, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Tim Maher wrote:

> Fellow Linux enthusiasts,
>
> Long story short (please don't ask for details!), I've got one old  
> Linux
> box that's still happily chugging away running kernel 2.2.18, which  
> I want
> to upgrade to the pinnacle of 2.2 evolution, version 2.2.26 (plus  
> pre-2.2.27
> patches).
>
> So I downloaded the kernel source from kernel.org, but was surprised
> to find that it only provided these directories (under /usr/src/ 
> 2.2.26):
>
>  Documentation
>  arch
>  drivers
>
> It's been a while since I've done a kernel upgrade, but as I remember
> the kernel sources always used to come with the associated Makefile,
> Rules.make, README, REPORTING-BUGS, include, modules, scripts, etc.
>
> Where can I get the rest of the stuff I need to actually compile
> this kernel? Alternatively, is there a place where I can download
> precompiled kernels and modules for this version (i.e., binaries)?

I'd double-check your download.

$ wget http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.26.tar.bz2
$ tar xjf linux-2.2.26.tar.bz2
$ cd linux-2.2.26
$ ls
arch              Documentation  init    MAINTAINERS  README
ChangeLog-2.2.26  drivers        ipc     Makefile     REPORTING-BUGS
COPYING           fs             kernel  mm           Rules.make
CREDITS           include        lib     net          scripts


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Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com