Re: Compiling a kernel without making a .deb package.

[John Foster <jfoster@augustmail.com>]

Joseph Jones wrote:

> I can compile a kernel into a .deb package as described in the 
> newbiedoc, but I need to compile a kernel with drivers for my laptop's 
> NIC so I can make a rescue disc to do a network install from. Could 
> anyone advise me as to how I do this, if possible in relation to the 
> instructions in the newbiedoc?
>
> Thanks :)
>
> Joe
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Download a kernel tarball from http:// www.kernel.org  & open it into a 
directory on the compiling system /usr/src/linux ; make sure you have 
the correct modutils installed for the kernel version being 
compiled.Read and follow exactly the instructions contained in the 
tarball for compiling the kernel. Depending on your hardware 
requirement, this may be easy ....or not:-)

John Foster