Kernel Compiling Checklist, rev 3

[Christopher Ness]

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

Good Morning Etanisla,

Looks good.  Some thoughts.

I prefer to use the `make menuconfig` instead of pulling up in X you can
run this from the CLI.  I find it a little faster once you get used to
reading it - but that's a personal preference.

Just be sure to tell people that this is for a 2.4.x kernel series. 
2.6.x is a little different in that you don't need to do the `make dep`
in fact your compile line for a 2.6 basically comes down to this:

make && make modules_install && make install

The `&&` between commands means that the next command will be started
iff the previous command exits without errors.  Use `;` between commands
if you want it to run the next command no matter what happens.

You may not need to do `make modules_install` if you make a monolithic
kernel without modules.

Cheers,
Chris
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