[OS:N:] Newbie Question: How to

[Jeremy Hogan]

> My main goal now is to understand things at the kernel level and I would 
> like to begin by learning to compile Linux.

Ya, 

Here's a good kernel how-to:
http://linuxheadquarters.com/howto/tuning/kernelreasons.shtml

Starts with an intro and moves on through patching, installing,
configuring and compiling.

Here's a good primer on understanding how the kernel works:
http://www.linuxhq.com/guides/TLK/tlk.html

If you want to go deeper, take a look at Understanding the Linux Kernel
by O'Reilly and Associates.

--jeremy