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On Saturday 28 January 2006 10:31, a tiny voice compelled Richard Fish to |
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write: |
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> On 1/28/06, Ernie Schroder <schroder@×××××.net> wrote: |
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> > Where does uname find kernel version? For my last 2 new kernels, uname -a |
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> > returns some off the wall kernel version. It seems to be picking up extra |
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> > info from God know where. |
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> |
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> It comes from the version embedded in the kernel, returned via the |
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> uname system call (man 2 uname). |
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> carcharias rjf # strace -v -e uname uname |
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> uname({sysname="Linux", nodename="carcharias", |
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> release="2.6.15-suspend2-r3", version="#3 PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 10:00:05 |
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> MST 2006", machine="i686"}) = 0 |
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> uname({sysname="Linux", nodename="carcharias", |
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> release="2.6.15-suspend2-r3", version="#3 PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 10:00:05 |
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> MST 2006", machine="i686"}) = 0 |
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> |
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> > $ uname -a |
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> > Linux MRK 2.6.15-gentoo-r12.6.14-r-4_new #1 Fri Jan 27 12:38:49 EST 2006 |
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> > i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux |
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> There are various ways these versions can be set, including |
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> EXTRAVERSION and LOCALVERSION. |
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> |
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> What are using to build these kernels? |
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> -Richard |
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using the typical change symlink copy over .config, make oldconfig make && |
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make modules_install cp arch etc. |
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Obviously, I made a typo last upgrade but I can't figure out how to fix it |
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now. |
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Regards, Ernie |
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