Re: kernel patch howto
Crap, I forgot to put the --config=config (no ncurses or X)
It took around 8 hours to compile everything.
(P 166 with only 48 Meg of RAM)
I'm going to have to start it over.
Mike
> After copying your config file over, you can:
> % cd /usr/src/linux (or wherever you extract the kernel sources)
> % export PATCH_THE_KERNEL=yes (if using bash)
> % make-kpkg clean (don't have to do this for newly extracted source)
> % make-kpkg --config=menuconfig --revision=myfree.0.1 kernel_image
>
> That last command needs to run with fakeroot, or as root. The --config
> switch runs the menuconfig after patching the source, so you can
> configure your freeswan options.
> You will have a file /usr/src/kernel-image-2.4.18_myfree.0.1_i386.deb
> which you can install using dpkg. (That is, if you are using the 2.4.18
> sources, on the i386 platform).
>
> Let me know if it works. That is the way you are supposed to be able
> to do it, but for some reason it isn't working for me at the moment. (I
> have done this before successfully though).
>
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