Re: Compiling the kernel..

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@pilgrim.umass.edu>]

Hi,
>>"Craig" == Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> writes:

(Thanks, Craig, for answering this) I am merely clarifying a few minor
points in an excellent tutorial, To paraphrase what Craig said:

:  simplest way is to download "kernel_source-x.x.x.deb", use dpkg to
:  install it, and then:
: 1.  cd /usr/src/linux
: 2.  configure the kernel with:
:     make config
:                 -or-
:     make menuconfig
:                 -or-
:     make xconfig

 At this point you are done: debian.rules takes care of the rest. Just
 say:
 
3. ./debian.rules kernel_image

 Also, once a .config file exists, it is never overwritten by
 debian.rules -- It is even propogated by ./debian.rules kernel_source
 All this information is also in the file /usr/src/linux/debian.README
 in the newer kernels.

	manoj
ps. Please remember Craigs warnings about installing a kernel with the
same version as a previously installed kernel. If you absolutely have
to, remember to manually clean
/lib/modules/version-number-of-image-being-installed/* manually before
installing the new kernel-image, and reboot soon afterwards,
re-running lilo as necessary, of course (or otherwise ensuring that
you can boot with the new image).
-- 
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