grumble... and a question

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

Actually, there is a readme in /usr/src/linux.
Linux is usually a symlink to the kernel sources, in my case:linux -> 
linux-2.2.13.SuSE
The readme is fairly detailed. However, you can build and install very 
easily:
Here are the steps:
1. cd /usr/src/linux
2. Configure the kernel with xconfig, menu config, config or simply edit 
the .config file.
3. make bzlilo. This command builds the kernel and copies it to /boot after 
renaming the current kernel as vmlinuz.old.
4. Make and install your modules. make modules modules-install
Assuming you have not compilation errors, all you need to do is reboot. I 
suggest you add a section in your /etc/lilo.conf:
image = /boot/vmlinuz.old
  root = /dev/hda6
  label = old
Since make bzlilo runs lilo, you can do this before you boot the new 
kernel. Note that the bzlilo command also copies the system.map.

  
Frank Ramsay wrote:

> Which brings me to my question, my new motherboad is a Tyan Tiger 100 (dual
> CPU!) Obviously I'm planning on building a new SMP Kernel.  But I've never
> built a kernal before.  After compiling what exactly do I have to do?  Is the
-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org


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