-ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),)
- ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
- LINUX_VERSION:=2.4.33.4
- LINUX_RELEASE:=1
- LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=aca0257549c385a227088ad8853a72a2
- else
- LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.19.1
- LINUX_RELEASE:=1
- LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=2ab08fdfddc00e09b3d5bc7397d3c8be
- endif
-endif
-KERNEL:=2.$(word 2,$(subst ., ,$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION))))
+ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
+ LINUX_VERSION?=2.4.35.4
+else
+ LINUX_VERSION?=2.6.21.7
+endif
+LINUX_RELEASE?=1
+
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.4.34)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=f59665540a7f3351ea416a0dad104b55
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.4.35.4)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=34066faff3d8c042df1c7600b08b8070
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.21.7)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=bc15fad1487336d5dcb0945cd039d8ed
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.22.19)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=4db27facb78aeb79d06e6ae6bf0ac0b6
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.23.17)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=a0300a393ac91ce9c64bf31522b45e2e
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.24.7)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=40a73780d51525d28d36dec852c680c4
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.25.16)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=fdb0e08f0e5a2b4fe6dc711ca35f430e
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.26.3)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=90fe36b18dbac6e2f79374e2df60ac67
+endif
+
+# disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
+LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM?=x
+
+KERNEL?=2.$(word 2,$(subst ., ,$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION))))
+KERNEL_PATCHVER=$(shell echo '$(LINUX_VERSION)' | cut -d. -f1,2,3 | cut -d- -f1)