I have got a kernel using this command:- git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git I don't have a separate system. So I have to make it, build the vmlinuz and then execute it using QEMU. Please help me how to build the kernel and execute it using QEMU. I guess the make would build the 'vmlinuz' only. Where to get the initrd from? Also, I think I should not run 'make install' at all because that might replace my working kernel. Isn't it? I highly appreciate any help because these are my first steps into the world of Linux kernel. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ