On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 01:31, Angus Auld wrote: > Greetings, > I would like to get some feedback on kernel recompiling. > Is it something that is recommended? Is it difficult to do? > I've installed a kernel on my previous 8.2 system, but > never recompiled an existing one. > > I'm a newbie, and just needing to ask. ;-) > TIA for any insight. > > > --Angus
Just make sure you have the headers and the source. It's not all that hard to do, and as long as you backup your existing /boot/initrd.img and /etc/lilo.conf, you should be right. Simple steps: 1.) Open and term, go to the /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-16mdk directory and type: make xconfig 2.) Make all the choices you believe you want made - be careful to read on the ones you're unsure of - there is a little help button next to each choice. Streamline your configuration - don't just load crap - load exactly what you need. 3.) After you're done, and the config is saved and the XConfig window is closed, type: make dep 4.) Then type: make modules 5.) Then type: make modules_install 6.) Then type: make install 7.) Check that the new kernel has been copied to /boot - check over your /etc/lilo.conf and then type: lilo - this will add the new kernel to your boot menu (so you can switch back and forth if you so desire. 8.) Reboot. Enjoy -- Fri Dec 13 07:40:01 EST 2002 7:40am up 2 days, 2 min, 5 users, load average: 0.22, 0.39, 0.30 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. -------------------------------- | __ __ | k�hn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen k�hn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | ;"""/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU -------------------------------- Coralament*Best Gr�tens*Liebe Gr��e*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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