If "the debian way" isn't your preferred cup of tea (so you can also use it for future systems which may not be debian..) I have always used what was in the original email [mkinitrd -k -o /boot/initrd-2.6.9_custom.img -r /dev/hda4 2.6.9custom] And I compile the root fs (actually, I do all fs's but meh) and ide, pci. Just so nothing gets left out, the actual .config parts are... CONFIG_IDE CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI CONFIG_IDEPCI_SHARE_ICQ (optional) CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PIIX [chipset] That's everything from "Device Drivers -> ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support" From "Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)" I only have CONFIG_PCI and CONFIG_PCI_NAMES There is probably other things which this is dependant on and I have forgotten, more than likely because it's just force of habit to compile in and I don't actually know... Paul Tsai wrote:
Andrew,I believe if you compile the kernel "the debian way" as they like to say on this list. your job is a lot easier.after configuring your kernel instead of make bzimage, do make-kpg --initrd -rev 1 kernel_image *Note you need to have the appropriate packages installed. then cd .. dpkg -i <package name>this will install the kernel for you and add appropriate entries in lilo or grub.Paul Andrew Konosky wrote:
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