Ok, thanks a lot for the clear explainations. And can I suppose that this procedure is general whatever the driver I install? > -----Original Message----- > From: jeff [mailto:moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:00 PM > To: Pierre De Boeck > Subject: Re: XP/ FC1 on inspiron 5150 > > > Pierre De Boeck wrote: > > brief answers... > > > - is the 3 ISO FC1 cds are enough to recompile the kernel > > or I need some extra packages. In other words, do these CDs > > contain the kernel soures plus the gcc and all the related > > stuff. > > Yes, kernel-source is on the 3 CD set. You don't need to > download anything else. > > > - what is the general step-by-step procedure to recompile > > a kernel. > > cd /usr/src/linux > make xconfig > make dep > make bzImage > make modules > make modules_install (as root) > cp -p /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.25 > cp -p System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.25 > vi /etc/grub.conf > reboot >
