I'm a little confused here. What is your [i]running[/i] kernel? Are you trying to rebuild the kernel against some earlier version of the kernel ??
In any event, you don't have to recompile the whole kernel. Try building a kernel module by following the instructions at:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules
Method 1 is the easiest.
recompiling kernel with mpt2sasbtm driver
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Re: recompiling kernel with mpt2sasbtm driver
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I have a DELL PowerEdge R715 server, with the mpt sas controller.
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That is the only piece of clear information that I can follow from your posts. You say --
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Right now there's a need to recompile a kernel.
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Please explain why you feel "[i]there's a need to recompile a kernel[/i]".
From the running system, please post the output returned by the following commands --
[code]
[b]uname -rmi
rpm -qa kernel\* | sort
rpm -q centos-release[/b]
[/code]
I have a DELL PowerEdge R715 server, with the mpt sas controller.
[/quote]
That is the only piece of clear information that I can follow from your posts. You say --
[quote]
Right now there's a need to recompile a kernel.
[/quote]
Please explain why you feel "[i]there's a need to recompile a kernel[/i]".
From the running system, please post the output returned by the following commands --
[code]
[b]uname -rmi
rpm -qa kernel\* | sort
rpm -q centos-release[/b]
[/code]