Kernel Compiling Checklist, rev 3
jludwig
wralphie at comcast.net
Tue Apr 13 15:10:05 UTC 2004
On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 10:56, Etanisla Lopez-Ortiz wrote:
> Morning all,
>
> Tonight I'll be trying the kernel compile again, but before I do, I want to
> bounce the changes off you wonderful, helping people.
>
> -1: Start with fresh install of FC1 (2.4.22-1.2115)
> 0: Insert desired version number where x.x.x is present.
> 1: Get desired kernel and extract it.
> 2: "mv /scratch/directory/linux-x.x.x /usr/src"
> 3: "cd /usr/src/linux-x.x.x"
> 4: Copy .config from old kernel to /usr/src/linux-x.x.x
> Since first compile since initial install, use config file found in
> /boot.
> 5: "make oldconfig" (Keep the stuff that works, and only answer new
> questions)
> 6: "make xconfig" (Make sure kernel options for Prism54 are set properly)
> 7: "make dep"
> 8: "make clean"
> 9: "make bzImage"
> 10: "cp /arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-x.x.x"
> 11: "ln -s /boot/vmlinuz-x.x.x /boot/vmlinuz-x.x.x-new-kernel"
> 12: "make modules"
> 13: "make modules_install"
> 14: "make install"
> 15: Edit /etc/rc.sysinit and change '/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe' to
> /sbin/modprobe'.
> 16: "shutdown -r now"
> 17: After rebooting, and selecting new kernel option, type "uname -r" to
> verify the new kernel is running.
>
> So, whaddya think?
> --Etanisla
You'll have to do a mkinitrd image kernel-version or at least in the
grub.config change the label to /dev/hdxx so the kernel can find init.
--
jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>
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