[TriLUG] Re: Build A Kernel (tangential)

[Scott Chilcote]

Jonathan Mills wrote:
> And by the way, the kernel build process has been greatly simplified 
> under the 2.6 kernels.  This is all you need to do:
> 
> 1) cd /usr/src/linux (or wherever you're kernel source is)
> 2) make mrproper  (may or may not be necessary, depending on circumstances)
> 3) make xconfig (or menuconfig, or whatever you're using to build the 
> .config file)
> 4) make all
> 5) make modules_install
> 6) make install
> 

Hello Jonathan,

I haven't moved to the 2.6 kernels yet.

I'm curious just how many of the steps I currently perform by hand will 
be accomplished by the instructions you've given above.

- Do I still need to copy the System.map file into /boot?
- Do I still need to make an initial ram disk?
- Do I still need to update the grub.conf file to list the new kernel 
and initrd file?

I know these steps aren't necessary a part of every kernel build, but I 
still need to perform them on my systems.

Thanks,

Scott C.

> Lance A. Brown wrote:
> 
>> paul.cour1 at verizon.net wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I have a friends Laptop which has Fedora Core 2
>>> installed. Runs fine.
>>>
>>> Friend wants newer kernel.
>>> Downloaded 2.6.11 from kernel.orq, no problem
>>> got to point of "make bzImage",
>>> makefile starts, but gives error:
>>> cannot find ".config" file...
>>>
>>> using find command, tried to find
>>> .config file, none available,
>>> but did find a "config-2.6.5-1358"
>>>
>>> How to proceed with kernel build?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> RTFM... :-)
>>
>> You need to generate a .config file using one of the available
>> configuration mechanisms.  'make menuconfig' will provide a dialog based
>> menu for configuring the kernel.  'make xconfig' (I think) will bring 
>> up an
>> X-Window GUI for cnfiguring the kernel, etc.
>>
>> Once that is done, you should 'make deps' before 'make bzImage', IIRC.
>>
>> --[Lance]
>>
>>  
>>