> Where can I get the good up-to-date kernel HOWTO for
> unexperienced users
> from ?
Here's my own Version of a "Howto"
01. Get the sources for kernel 2.4.21 (from www.kernel.org or somewhere)
02. Unzip/Untar the sources into /usr/src (cd /usr/src ; tar -jzvf
kernel-2.4.21.tar.bz2)
03. Make a symbolic link (ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.21 /usr/src/linux)
04. Get the patch for upgrading 2.4.21 to 2.4.22-rc2 (from www.kernel.org or
somewhere)
05. Unzip/Untar the sources into /usr/src (cd /usr/src ; tar -jzvf
patch-2.4.22-rc2.tar.bz2)
06. Patch the kernel sources (cd /usr/src/linux ; patch -p1
<../patch-2.4.22-rc2)
07. Get the patch for upgrading 2.4.22-rc2 to 2.4.22-rc2-ac3 (Alan Cox's
patches)
08. Unzip/Untar the sources into /usr/src (cd /usr/src ; tar -jzvf
patch-2.4.22-rc2-ac3.tar.bz2)
09. Patch the kernel sources (cd /usr/src/linux ; patch -p1
<../patch-2.4.22-rc2-ac3)
10. Change the directory name to reflect the change (mv linux-2.4.21
linux-2.4.22-rc2-ac3)
11. make clean
12. make mrproper
13. make clean
14. make xconfig (the xconfig will create a file /usr/src/linux/.config
which has your NEW configs.
(Save this file someplace - eg: backup)
15. make dep
16. vi Makefile (and edit the EXTRAVERSION to reflect your new kernel name
eg:rc2-ac3_d600)
17. nohup make bzImage & (no hangup)
(kernel will be in /usr/src/linux/i386/boot/bzImage)
18. nohup make modules >1 modules.out 2>modules.err &
19. make modules_intall
(This installs the modules to the /lib/modules directory)
(eg : /lib/modules/2.4.22-rc3_nikeow_d600/kernel/drivers )
20. make install
(this will copy your new kernel and it's associated files into the
proper directories /boot)
(it also executes /sbin/new-kernel-pkg script that builds a new initrd
image and adds new entries
to the boot loaded configuration file)
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