On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 03:04:42PM -0400, shane c branch wrote: > > > > > 1. As root, cd to /usr/src. Remove the symlink to the linux dir if it exists. > > 2. Copy your tarball to /usr/src/ and undo it with the following command > > gzip -dc filenames | tar -xvf - > > 3. Change to /usr/src/linux. (optional) Run #make mrproper > > 4. Then run make menuconfig to set the options you want in the kernel > > 5. Save the file and run #make dep clean;make bzImage modules modules_install If you add the "install" switch as your last argument to make on RH systems, it will copy over the System.map and kernel automagically and add it to GRUB (if you are using it). This eliminates steps 6,7,8,9 and 10. > > 6. Then copy the bzImage from /arch/i386/boot to /boot > > Then mv bzImage to linuz-x.x.xx and then move that to vmlinuz-x.x.xx > > 7. Then copy System.map to /boot/System.map-x.x.xx > > 8. Now rm System.map > > 9. then ln -s System.map-x.x.xx System.map > > 10. Then vi /etc/lilo.conf and add the necessary boot info. Be sure the default > image > matches the kernel you intend to boot. or grub.conf if you use that. > > 11. Save the file and run lilo. Your new kernel is now ready to boot > > > > regards, > > shane > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Jack Bowling mailto: jbinpg@xxxxxxx -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
