On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 12:28:03PM -0500, Michael wrote: >Hi, Dick, > >Your steps work beautifully. Thanks. > >If you could explain a little about what happens in each step, that >would be even better. > >> # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.20.3 >> If your current kernel is 2.6.20.3, edit the Makefile to >> add some character after "EXTRAVERSION" as EXTRAVERSION= 3x >> # cp .config ..
Save your existing config file in the parent directory. >> # make distclean Clean the files generated by last compiling. >> # cp ../.config . Copy your .config back here. >> # make oldconfig "The make oldconfig command causes the kernel configuration process to read in your existing configuration information and then prompt you for a value for any kernel configuration variables that were not provided set the existing kernel configuration file." >> # make Check all changed object files, and do the final kernel image link. >> # make modules_install Reinstall the newly-compiled modules. >> # make install Copy the kernel image and system.map to /boot and modify /boot/grub/menu.lst (or lilo.conf) properly. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
