>>>>> "Vittorio" == vdemart <Vittorio> writes:
Vittorio> Hi, I'm using potato with Bunk's 2.4.9 kernel suitably
Vittorio> compiled for my hardware.
Vittorio> Now I wonder if - according to your very revered opinion
Vittorio> - it would be reproachable, disgusting to install a
Vittorio> 2.4.12 (or better the forthcoming 2.4.13) kernel
Vittorio> downloaded directly from www.kernel.org and compiled in
Vittorio> the ordinary way make dep clean bzImage .....
Vittorio> I mean: what really is against it?
Nothing at all, other than risk. There have been a few problems with
2.4.11 and 2.4.12 as they first came out, but its always been easy to
go back to a previous kernel. I download the kernel source bz2 from
kernel.org and follow the instructions in /usr/share/doc/debian/FAQ
about building kernels with make-kpkg. I've also done it manually as
you say, with make dep clean bzImage modules modules_install, but
make-kpkg is *much* easier.
This route will build a .deb for you that will automatically install
your kernel, update maps, set symlinks, etc. It will even run
/sbin/lilo for you. Just edit /etc/lilo.conf before you install this
new package to add a stanza for your new kernel, and everything else
happens for you.
bab
--
Brian Button [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Senior Consultant Object Mentor, Inc
St. Louis, MO http://www.objectmentor.com
Extreme Programming in St. Louis - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xpstl
