It is a little different, Debian has this package called "kernel-package" (apt-get install it) which contains a script called "make-kpkg" to create debian packages from kernel source.
The usual procedure is this: - download the kernel source for 2.2.17 - unpack it into /usr/src/linux-2.2.17 - create symlink from /usr/src/linux-2.2.17 to /usr/src/linux (housekeeping) - do your sound card patching or whatever you wanted to do here - cd /usr/src/linux - make menuconfig (or xconfig or whichever you prefer) - make-kpkg kernel-image this would create kernel-image-2.2.17-???.deb in /usr/src Then just dpkg -i the package. Hope this helps. Aq. On 22 Jun 2001 10:36:52 -0500, Ken Januski wrote: > Hi, > > 6 months ago I bought the binaries for debian linux 2.2.17. It works > fine but I want to compile the kernel to add support for sound which > doesn't seem to be there. The binaries didn't come with the source so > I've downloaded that. > > My question now is: what is the safest method to compile the kernel from > source code? Specifically I wonder if I have to do it differently in > debian than in linux in general. > > I'm sure this is a very basic question so thanks for your patience. > > ken > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --------------------------------------- e-mail: aquila at hypox dot org website: http://aquila.hypox.org geek code: GCS d- s+:--- a-- C++++ ULS++>++++ P+++ L+++>++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? w---- O- M-- V-- PS---@ PE--@ Y? PGP- t 5 X- R tv+ b+ DI-- D+ G++ e(++) h! r* y ---------------------------------------
