Re: Howto compile a kernel from scratch

From: Jost (jost.schulte_at_web.de)
Date: 10/05/03 

Date: 4 Oct 2003 16:14:34 -0700

Hi,

thanks for your replies.

I read the HOWTO on TLDP before posting, but it starts with installing
sources from rpms, and I don't have them. So I thought there might be
problems if I unpacked the kernel-sources in a different directory. I
also searched a lot through posts here, but could not a definitive
guide to compiling a kernel.

So I will try, according to your explanations.

Regards,
Jost

Alan Connor <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> wrote in message news:<ltEfb.1960$gA1.872@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> On 4 Oct 2003 08:09:33 -0700, Jost <jost.schulte@web.de> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to compile a kernel on my own and would like to know how to do
> > that. I dowloaded the sources from kernel.org and extracted them.
> > Do I have to copy them to /usr/src or isnt that necessary?
> >
> > Plz, anyone give me a short summary howto proceed.
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Jost
>
> You don't necessarily have to copy them to /usr/src. The steps are
> outlined in the README, and you definitely should have read at least
> that before posting.
>
> The real work is reading through Documentation/Configure.help to
> determine which features you want to include/exclude.
>
> By-all-means, use your current configuration file, probably called
> /boot/config-kernel_version, as a guideline.
>
> If any of the features are wrong for your new version, then delete that
> line. If it says something you want has been not-chosen, delete that line.
> Then put this edited script in your sources directory as .config and run
>
> make oldconfig
>
> as your first step.
>
> It's easier than you think.

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