HPT370/372/372A Red Hat Linux Installation Guide
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a. Since current driver does not support SMP, you should disable SMP support
by deselecting the option “Processor type and features->Symmetric
multi-processing support”.
b. Enable kernel versioning option by selecting “Loadable module
support->Set version information on all module symbols”.
c. Configure SCSI support and SCSI disk support as module by setting “SCSI
support->SCSI support” and “SCSI support->SCSI disk support” as
module.
d. Enable initial RAM disk support by selecting “Block devices->RAM disk
support” and “Block devices->Initial RAM disk (initrd) support”.
e. Enable loopback device support by selecting “Block devices->Loopback
device support”.
f. For convenience, you can enable the option “File systems->DOS FAT fs
support” to easily access DOS floppies.
When you finish, select “Exit” and save the kernel configuration when
prompted.
5) Type in the following command:
# make dep
Note
1.For RedHat 7.0/7.1, the file /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h may
be incorrect after “make dep” in some Red Hat Linux distributions. Please
check if there is a line “#include <linux/rhconfig.h>” before “#include
<linux/modsetver.h>” in that file. If not, you should add the line manually.
2.For RedHat 7.2, you have to check kernel version after running “make dep”.
The UTS_RELEASE define line in /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h
should be
#define UTS_RELEASE “2.4.7-10”
If not, correct it using an editor (eg. vi)
6) Type in the following command to build the kernel image:
# make bzImage
If the kernel is built successfully, you can copy the new kernel file
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot directory.
# cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot
For more information on how to build and install a new kernel from kernel source,
please refer to Linux kernel documents. The Kernel-HOWTO document gives a
detailed guide to kernel configuration, compilation, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
2. Using the kernel on the driver diskette
