[GLLUG] kernel compile

[asenchi at asenchi.com]

ah, suddenly the student becomes the master. :)

Looks good to me.

On Wed Nov 10, 2004 at 08:52:18PM +0000, impact wrote:
> alrighty.  I'm no master at this, by FAR, but heres some stuff I can 
> help out with.  First off, make sure you have the kernel sources (SuSE 
> should be able to get them through Yast, i think).  They would be 
> located in /usr/src/.  Once you have them, you can move into that 
> directory and do a 'make menuconfig'.  This will give you a big menu 
> with a bunch of options.  Just go through them slowly, decide if you 
> need them or not, and set up the kernel however you like it (can't 
> really help you here).
> 
> Once you have a nice kernel you'd like to try, exit out, and type 'make 
> bzImage'.  When thats done, run 'make modules' and 'make 
> modules_install'.  This will make your modules that you selected, and 
> then install them in the proper directories.
> 
> Copy your bzImage to your boot folder, when you finish running 'make 
> bzImage' it will tell you where it is.  Just copy it into the /boot 
> folder, name it something you can remember.
> 
> Edit your Grub or Lilo conf files to add that kernel, boot up, select 
> that kernel, and hopefully everything should work nicely.
> 
> Sorry for the short tutorial, if I missed anything, someone please let 
> me know..
> 
> PS: Make sure to leave the original kernel (the one that works) in the 
> /boot folder, and in the lilo or Grub menus, so if the kernel doesn't 
> work for some reason, you can still boot a working one and try 
> recompiling the new one.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> -Dan Sherman
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