Re: kernel recompile in woody

From: David Z Maze (dmaze_at_debian.org)
Date: 09/15/03

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:22:26 -0400

    raoul duke <dr_gonzo@redbrick.dcu.ie> writes:

    > i need to recompile my kernel (2.4.18-k7) with some minor adjustments to
    > the configuration. since i can get the configuration file from /boot, all i
    > need is the kernel source. i installed kernel-source-2.4.18, configured it
    > and tried to compile it but it wouldn't compile.

    Why not? What error messages do you get?

    > i figure that i need to include the kernel-headers for the k7
    > variant (kernel-headers-2.4.18-k7) in order to get a successful
    > kernel build. how do i do this?

    No, the kernel headers are a subset of the kernel source. (Look in
    include/ in your source tree.)

    > also, if i just want the kernel and the modules in a debian package do i
    > just do this?
    >
    > make-kpkg kernl_image ?

    More or less. I'd recommend reading
    http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html for a better
    overview. 

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