2 Red Hat questions

[Jazzalex]

Hi everybody,
1.) I want to change some kernel options of my new installed Red Hat 7.2 but I don´t find it in /usr/src/linux
There´s only /usr/src/redhat
and empty BUILD/RPMS/SOURCES/SPECS/SRPMS directories.
So where is it ?

2.) I also installed it on a Toshiba Laptop. It´s ok but the only problem is that the mouse course looks like a big flickering rectangle. How can I get the mouse arrow ?

Thanx in advance, regards Alex

[fateswarm]

I don't know about the second question but about the kernel, forget about the sources redhat provides. They are outdated anyway.

Go to kernel.org and download one of the latest linux tar.gzs. Place it into /usr/src. If there is another linux directory write "mv linux linux_old" to rename it(it may be a symlink but anyway, it's the same).

Then, run "tar zxpvf kernel*version goes here*.tar.gz into /usr/src and you'll get a new linux directory where the sources are.

You either know what to do from here or you need a nice kernel howto.

[Hena]

1. Atleast in 7.1 you have to choose during installation, that kernel sources are included. They are not included automatically. But as said in previous post, you might do better to get new kernel. But what the sources give is the configuration of used by RH. Those help atleast newbie user like me :) (after some tuning).

2. No idea.

[posterboy]

The big rectangle is _sometimes_ found to be in XF86XConfig where the HW cursor feature has been turned on. Flip the state of this.

[vasah20]

If you're only looking to recompile, then there's no need for you to get the new sources... the kernel source should be on one of your RH CD's... I know it was for Drake, and Drake was built on redhat.

But get the new sources from kernel.org... it'll help you stay current.

[mychl]

Put your insall Cd in, package manager opens, find kernel src rpm and install it.

I wouldn't recommend recompiling with 7.2... it doesn't like it very much... but I have heard some people were successfull with it though.

Good luck