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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