Recompiling the kernel rpms

If for some reason you want to recompile the kernel rpms from scratch, first download the source rpm from the repository.

You can also add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

rpm-src http://ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/apt/ redhat/7.x/en/i386 planetccrma

After that do an apt-get update and then download the source rpm for the kernel:

apt-get update ; apt-get source kernel-KERNEL_VERSION

1. install the source rpm.

   rpm -Uvh kernel-KERNEL_VERSION.src.rpm
   

2. build the i386 rpms.

   cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
   rpmbuild -ba kernel-KERNEL_VERSION.spec
   

   After the build process is finished you will find the i386 rpms in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/ and a freshly built source rpm in /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/

3. build for other targets.

   cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
   rpmbuild -ba --target i686 kernel-KERNEL_VERSION.spec