Re: Installing kernel sources

[cls--colo spgs <pplaw@pcisys.net>]

cls--colo spgs wrote:

> "S.Salman Ahmed" wrote:
>
> > >>>>> "RP" == Ray Percival <squadboy@mail.sisna.com> writes:
> >     RP>  Does anyone out there have a step by step to install kernel
> >     RP> sources on 2.2. Thanks very much
> >     RP>
> >
> > Installing kernel sources is as easy as 1, 2!
> >
> > 1) Download source for the current stable kernel (2.2.17) from the
> > Linux Kernel Archives site: http://www.kernel.org
> >
> > 2) Untar and extract in /usr/src:
> >
> > tar Ixvf linux-2.2.17.tar.bz2
> >
> > OR
> >
> > tar zxvf linux-2.2.17.tar.gz if you downloaded the gzipped tarball
> >
> > And you are done. Optionally you may want to create a symlink in
> > /usr/src:
> >
> > ln -s linux-2.2.17 linux
> >
> > Then cd into /usr/src/linux and go nuts!
> >
> > --
> > Salman Ahmed
> > ssahmed AT pathcom DOT com
> >
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> after getting the _tarball_ ready (as described above), you may want to use
> kernel-package to rock your kernel.  (apt-get install kernel-package.)   then:
>
> # make menuconfig; make-kpkg clean; make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
>
> (make sure you have ncurses (if you want to use "menuconfig.") (apt-get install
> ncurses)
>
> when it's done, install your newly rocked kernel:
>
> # cd ..
>
> # dpkg -i kernel*
>

[snip]

# lilo

>

[snip]

>
> reboot.
>
> (before you start, you may want to have a boot disk handy.

>
> good luck.
>
> bentley taylor.
>  (potato on 2.2.17)
>
> //
>
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