craigr Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Firstly I am a complete novice with Linux so this is a bit tough for me and I will probably use the wrong syntax to describe what it is I am trying to do. I would like to install wdidle3 on my unRAID tower. I found this page that has all the info for compiling and installing: http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net/ I started to follow the instructions, but ran into my first obstacle when I tried to execute: root@Tower:make -bash: make: command not found So I did some searching and found this page: http://www.lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Building_a_custom_kernel The page describes how to build a custom kernel and how to install: bc binutils gcc glibc infozip kernel-headers make ncurses perl I followed along and used: root@Tower:/boot/packages# uname -a Linux Tower 4.4.30-unRAID... So I entered: root@Tower:/boot/packages# wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.4.3.tar.gz root@Tower:/boot/packages# tar -C /usr/src/ -zxvf /boot/packages/linux-4.4.3.tar.gz root@Tower:/boot/packages# ln -sf /usr/src/linux-4.4.3 /usr/src/linux That all seemed to work, but the next part, "Add unRAID mods to kernel source," is dated and for 32-bit systems as can be seen in the commands. So my question is, what do I do next? Is anyone out there willing to help a total noob? Thanks and kind regards, craigr 1 Quote Link to comment
craigr Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Can anyone point me towards a starting point? Thanks craigr Quote Link to comment
jevans04 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Several years ago when I first built my unRaid server, I had several WD Green drives that needed the idle timer adjusted. I was able to just use a precompiled file. I certainly didn't have to compile it myself. Not in front of my server right now so I can't see if the file is still on my flash drive, but I did find this with a quick search of the forums: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=40062.msg453869#msg453869 Quote Link to comment
RobJ Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 That custom kernel wiki page is very old, and for 32 bit systems (you need 64 bit only). I really don't recommend trying to use it! Especially if you are new to Linux! Far better to find something precompiled, or ask someone that has done it, such as the 'unRAID DVB Edition'. Quote Link to comment
Gibbo592 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 @craigr did you ever get the new kernel compiled if so could you share the steps ? Quote Link to comment
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