How to recompile oracle linux kernel ?

Question

Hello
I m trying to install a wireless usb card to my linux OEL5 when i compile ndiswrapper i getting this message :
[root@edf1r1p8 ndiswrapper-1.56]# make install
make -C driver install
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/ndiswrapper-1.56/driver'
*** WARNING: This kernel uses 4K stack size option
(CONFIG_4KSTACKS); many Windows drivers will not work
with this option enabled. Disable CONFIG_4KSTACKS
in kernel's .config file, recompile and install kernel
What should i do to recompile the kernel ?
Thanks
b

Answer 1

Please post the output of the following command:
# uname -r
Recompiling the kernel is a comprehensive procedure. I would try this only as a very last resort.
OEL like any other enterprise linux distribution are not designed for laptops or mobile computing, and therefore will have have limited support for your computer. You might have more success using a desktop Linux distribution such as Fedora or Ubunto. If you have to run enterprise Linux on unsupported hardware, try Virtualbox http://www.virtualbox.org/
Regarding Wifi, you could try the following as root:
Check http://elrepo.org/tiki/tiki-index.php
# rpm -Uvh http://elrepo.org/elrepo-release-5-1.el5.elrepo.noarch.rpm
-> edit /etc/yum.repos.d/elrepo.repo and enable each section by setting enabled=0 to enabled=1
To install ndiswrapper and ndiswrapper-utils after you enabled above repository:
# yum install install kmod-ndiswrapper
Load the ndiswrapper module into the kernel:
# modprobe ndiswrapper
Loading your Windows drivers can then be done using the commandline (as root):
# ndiswrapper -i /path/to/windows-drivers/hardware.infBtw, if you succeed installing your wireless card driver: Configure Wireless in OEL 5 Howto
Edited by: Dude on Nov 26, 2010 1:42 PM