On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 20:53, you wrote: > Hey all, > I am going to try and step into the realm of the big boys (and girls) > and compile me a kernel. However, I have been googling for a bit and > there don't appear to be any nice wee howtos for 2.6.0 for newbies. In > fact, I can't actually find any proper howtos at all, for newbies or > other. the lovely chappies at the tldp have gone and removed their > kernel howto... Anyone got any idea where I could get a copy? > Cheers > Anton > ps why did they take it down? It was very out of date and written by an author who has long since lost most of his sanity. ( Al Dev )
It's not really needed much now that the built-in doco and the presentation thereof is so good. You can also use the documentation which comes with the source archive. Extract the kernel sources and browse to:- file:///usr/src/linux-2.6.0/README Then assuming you are running the X-11 windowing system:- cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.0 make xconfig make bzImage modules make modules_install cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot adjust lilo or grub boot options reboot Use your new kernel. Select the options you need while reading the various help pages. Use the command:- cat /proc/cpuinfo to discover the flags and options your cpu offers, and the command:- lspci -v to discover what peripheral cards etc. you have installed. You can't go wrong. Don't forget to click on the various section titles because they hide options. best of luck. Is it time for another OSTC kernel compiling lesson? All afternoon one day. -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
