Request of procedure to complie the kernel...

[prioualexandre]

Wong Kwok-hon wrote:

>Hello!
>
>I have used Linux since RH9 to FC3 for 6 months but I don't know how
>to complie the kernel because I can't find any clear procedure to do
>that. And I noticed that kernel 2.6 is changed and some steps needn't.
>
>I am new in complie the kernel because I just install the rpm before.
>And due to my USB harddisk shown the buffering error shown from
>kernel. So I may need to re-complie the kernel to fix it.
>
>And I saw someone posted some steps of complie a custom kernel of
>2.6.x as follows:
>
>I read from a magazine as 
>------------------------------------------------
>1. Unpack sources into /usr/src/
>2. make xconfig
>3. make menuconfig
>4. make
>5. make modules_install
>6. make install
>7. reboot the machine
>
>OR 
>
>Someone posted as
>-----------------------------
>1. Unpack sources into /usr/src/
>2. make
>3. make modules
>4. make modules_install
>5. make install
>6. reboot the mahine
>
>Which one is the right way ?
>Would it become rpm?  
>And how about to become a rpm ?
>How to remove the error kernel if failed ?
>
>Thanks for helping me first because they make me mixed.
>And sorry for my english is poor.
>
>Ringo
>
>  
>
the procedure for making a new kernel is :

un pack kernel new
if this a patch for the kernel-old , you can apply  that :

gzip -cd ../patch-2.6.xx.gz | patch -p1

or
bzip2 -dc ../patch-2.6.xx.bz2 | patch -p1


i make my new kernel with that :

ln -sf  /usr/src/linux-Version /usr/src/linux
cd  /usr/src/linux

make xconfig  ( or other config option )

make

according to your config you make your kernel with :
make depend
make module
make modules_install
make install

at this moment if you reboot your computer your bzimage is not updated ,
for lilo , check the /etc/lilo.conf
and make a new started line with the old starter
cmd :  lilo

cp ../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage   /boot

else see the doc on kernel.org ( or search on the net : howtow kernel )

alexandre

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