On a sunny day (Sun, 1 Mar 2020 08:30:44 +0000) it happened Ahem A Rivet's
Shot  wrote in
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>On Sun, 01 Mar 2020 06:10:57 GMT
>Jan Panteltje  wrote:
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>> On a sunny day (Sun, 1 Mar 2020 03:28:59 +0000 (UTC)) it happened bob
>> prohaska  wrote in :
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>> >This is probably a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway:
>> >
>> >Is it possible to download source code for the kernel and user
>> >software and rebuild the command line part of raspbian on the Pi?
>> >
>> >I understand it's not done that way, I'm merely curious.
>> >
>> >Thanks for reading,
>> >
>> >bob prohaska
>>
>> Yes why not, google finds this for the kernel:
>>  https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux
>> have not tried to compile it though!
>
>        The challenge is to find the complete set of sources that
>corresponds to what you have installed. I've never succeeded in doing that
>with any Linux installation - to be fair I've not tried in many years. With
>the BSDs OTOH it's easy because they're set up that way. I have no idea
>about self-hosting RiscOS.

Oh well I have recompiled kernels on my PCs many many times,
not on Raspi, should work the same though.
On the PC I could add an entry to grub so I have a selection at boot time what
version I run.

But that is also why I do not do upgrades, once you are in that multiple kernel
stuff
your system is simply unique, and last thing you want is anybody or anything
making changes.

My oldest PC still running after ??? years boot menu:
 http://panteltje.com/pub/IXUSIMG_0304.JPG
   win98 still on it and working last time I looked.
   Linux 2.6 something kernel choices.
I still use it, as it has a satellite TV PCI card and 2 special HQ audio cards
and a parport connector (useful for my PIC programmer)
Sometimes you need to bang it for it to stop beeping in despair and actually
start..
Need to re-insert the board connectors likely, bad contacts).

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