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Re: compiling new kernel



On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 03:18:52PM -0800, Beavis wrote:
> this is what i am doing:
> 
> 
> >Once that is all done and you choose "Exit" and save your config file, you
> must >run make dep followed by make clean. And now the fun begins, type make
> >bzImage to build your kernel. This will take awhile (15mins+) so go browse
> >our site a little and send us some feedback ;). Instead of make bzImage,
> you >can also do make zdisk which will write your kernel to a floppy disk
> instead.
> >Now that it's done, you have to do make modules followed by make
> >modules_install and that should be it for the Kernel if all goes well. Now
> it's >time to set up LILO. First you have to move the newly created Kernel
> to >your /boot directory. Do this by typing cp
> /usr/src/linux->2.2.x/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.x. Next would
> be to move >the System.map file to your /boot directory. Do that by typing
> >cp /usr/src/linux-2.2.x/System.map /boot/System.map-2.2.x.
> 
> ......but i get
> 
> cp: /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/arch/i386/boot/bzImage:  No such file or directory
> 
> any ideas?

Install the kernel-package .deb and use make-kpkg.  It will handle all
of the above for you and create a kernel-image package which you can
then install.

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