I highly recommend buildkernel. You can get it from rpmfind. This is a nice, semiautomatic kernel-building script. Starting with a relatively simple command at the beginning (ie, "buildkernel --BKBUILDTYPE=bzImage --HOSTTYPE=i386" for instance), it will go through the process of downloading a kernel (default is latest stable but you can specify with --BKKERNELTOBUILD=2.2.17), doing all the make depend, etc, steps. It will then open up the kernel's makefile for you in pico (by default - you can specify another editor) so you can alter it if you wish (I usually just change the CFLAGS from ... -O2 to -O3, for instance). When you exit pico, it wil open up menuconfig for you so you can select specific kernel options. When you finish, you exit menuconfig and the kernel is built. After a few minutes, it completes and leaves messages on the screen so you can ensure that the kernel built properly. If everthing is cool, just hit enter and all the modules are built. That's essentially it. Once it is all done, you are presented with the lilo.conf file in pico so you can change the entry it automatically entered (I usually change the name of the kernel for lilo). Exit pico and you are done...just run lilo and reboot. I RARELY have had any problems - I have been building my specific kernels from bz2 files (no rpms) by this method since Redhat 5.1 through Mandrake 7.2. I highly recommend this little tool. Good for experts and novices. It automates many aspects of the build process without taking control out of your hands. On Tuesday 12 December 2000 09:57, you wrote: > > I see that kernel 2.2.18 has been released in final version. Has anyone > tested an install of this kernel on mdk 7.2 yet? > > I'm debating on compiling it this evening, just to try out, any specific > tips on how I could compile and install it without killing my existing > kernel install? [...] -- Praedor Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain. ---
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