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Re: compiling kernel



Thanks, it's done.  Now to reboot to see if it really worked.
*holding boot disk in hand*

--
Andrew
> The best way to deal with kernel source, either a debianized
> kernel-source package, or kernel source straight off of ftp.kernel.org,
> is with the Debian kernel-package package. You do the standard 
> make <whatever>config, e.g., "make xconfig", and then invoke
> make-kpkg. This compiles the source, including any modules, and builds 
> you a nice *.deb file that you can install manually with "dpkg -i".
> 
> Install kernel-package 6.05 (on slink) and read the man pages and docs
> in /usr/doc/kernel-package. Once you use it you'll never go back. It's 
> a great utility.
> 
> Gary


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