On Mon, 2004-04-12 at 11:36, Etanisla Lopez-Ortiz wrote: > I submit to those wiser and more knowledgeable than myself, my Fedora kernel > compiling checklist. I've followed these steps ten times, and somehow > screwed up a different way each time! But I can't find a straight-forward > means of comparing this against known good steps. > > This list is a mish-mash of many separate newsgroup and web postings. So the > only thing I can claim are the errors! > > -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: Edit /etc/rc.sysinit and change '/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe' to > /sbin/modprobe'. > 15: "mkinitrd /boot/initrd-x.x.x.img x.x.x" > 16: Edit boot loader to add option of new kernel. (I always get this part > right. GRUB is the easy part!) > 17: "shutdown -r now" > 18: After rebooting, and selecting new kernel option, type "uname -r" to > verify the new kernel is running. > > Now, this is what broke in the process, sometimes just one or two things, > sometimes all. > 1- Lost USB printer (always) > 2- Lost Compact Flash card (usually) > 3- Kernel Panic (sometimes) > 4- Lost PS/2 mouse (twice) > 5- Lost sanity (always) > > Each time, to make sure I wasn't just pileing on errors, I would reinstall > Fedora from scratch. Wipe the drive clean and start again. I need to get to > 2.4.25 not only for my personal ego, but so I can (attempt) to use the > Prism54 drivers for my SMC 2802 Wireless card. > > I'll accept any advice EXCEPT "stick with Windows" > > Thank you, > Ms. Etanisla Lopez-Ortiz Do an make install after make modules_install will install the kernel and all that it needs. This should make and install the system maps etc the kernel needs to run properlt. -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
