Terry has given you excellent advice about the generic way of compiling a custom kernel. It may also be useful to look at how the community of users do that for your particular distribution of Linux. Now, I have no idea what distribution you use. Red Hat? Suse? Debian? Slackware? The point is that you might want to ask this question again, in a distro specific context. Terry D. Cudney writes: > From: "Terry D. Cudney" <terry at CottageInWasaga.com> > > Hi Krister, > > Ok, how do you go about compiling your own custom kernel then? Is this > > something a total Linux dummy could do without blowing anything up? > It >IS< a daunting task the first time you attempt it, but really it isn't very hard to do... > > The basic steps are outlined in the file "README" which is included with efvery copy of the kernel source that you get. Get it from: > > ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/vx.y/linux-x.y.zz.tar.bz2 > > where the current stable version is: x =2, y=4 (for t and zz=22 > > You can get a lot of help by reading the 'howto's, particularly the kernel-howto on the Linux Documentation Projects website. > > After you compile a kernel for your particular hardware, you'll need to patch in the speakup from cvs and then repeat the steps from "make config" unsing "make oldconfig" on to get a custom kernel with speakup patched into ti. > > I believe there is a document in linux-speakup.org/pub/linux/goodies/ which describes the details of speakup/kernel patching, but I don't know for sure, maybe someone else on the list here can elucidate in that regard. > > As with most things in Linux, it isn't too hard for a newbie to undertake, but it can be very intimidating due to the "ocean" of information available. Be prepared to spend some time informing yourself (learning) before you actually compile/install your first custom kernel. Don't be overwhelmed. Take your time. Ask question if there is something you don't understand... the folks on this list are great when someone asks a sincere question. Some of us get a little "testy" if it is perceived that hte questioner is looking for answers that are readily available in the documentation, but doesn't want ot do the necesary reading themselves. > You'll get the greatest satisfaction and long-term benefit by laying the foundation of knowledge needed and then building on it. > > > Enjoy Linux! > > --terry > > -- > > Name: Terry D. Cudney > Phone: (705) 422-0039 > E-mail: terry at CottageInWasaga.com > Web: www.CottageInWasaga.com > > Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like... > having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool. > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
