compiling problem

[cameronknives]

Hello -
I just downloaded kernel 2.4.17.14mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm and the sources to go with it. I did a rpm -i first to the sources and then to the kernel package and rebooted. Everything booted fine, Lilo was setup for me, uname -r shows 2.4.17mdk.
So I went to usr/src and found that my linux folder is still a link to the stock M8.1 kernel 2.4.8-26 What I want and need to do is recompile my 2.4.17 kernel so that I can select a few things I need to get support for my hardware and network. How can I recompile my kernel and do a xconfig when I don't have a Linux folder for my new 2.4.17 kernel? Don't I go to a terminal and drop into my linux folder that is linked to kernel 2.4.17 and type xconfig and then select the options I need? Problem is that I don't have a linux folder for the new 2.4.17 kernel, just the older stock one. How do I recompile my kernel then?
Thanks for your help
Scott

[furrycat]

I suppose you'd need the source RPM. Or you could download the original kernel source from kernel.org. Beware that Mandrake's kernel may have been patched, so the src.rpm is a better bet if you can find it.