Re: newb trying to compile kernel
You should consider installing the Debian kernel-package package. It
contains make-kpkg which will automate most of what you show here. See the
README.gz file in the package for details.
On Fri, Oct 15, 1999 at 02:07:16PM -0400, Lucas wrote:
> Please bear with me (cause i hosed my system!):
>
> what's the most recent stable kernel that i can use?
>
> will the following work?
>
> Non-Debian Kernel Construction
> ------------------------------
>
> 1-mkdir /usr/local/src
> 2-mkdir /usr/local/src/kernel-VVV
> 3-ln -s /usr/local/src/kernel-VVV linux
> 4-cp linux-VVV.tar.gz /usr/local/src
> 5-tar zxvf linux-VVV.tar.gz
>
> 6-make menuconfig
> 7-make dep;make clean
> 8-make zImage
> 9-make modules
> 10-make modules_install
>
> 11-cp old kernel to /boot/vmlinuz.old
> 12-cp new kernel to /boot/vmlinuz
> 13-link /vmlinuz to /boot/vmlinuz
> 14-cp /usr/local/src/linux/System.map to /boot/System.map.VVV
> 15-link /System.map to /boot/System.map.VVV
>
> 16-add the following to lilo.conf
>
> image=/vmlinuz.old
> root=/dev/sd1
> label=old
> read-only
>
> 17-make devices and reboot
>
>
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> Lucas Liacopoulos
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>
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