On 5/24/05, shirish agarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I know there're 2 ways to re-compile the kernel :- (Doing all as > root) > A] > 1. Install the sources & go to /usr/src/linux & read the README. > 2. make menuconfig : menu comes, after choosing processor types & > other parameters exit. > Make sure to save the configuration file. > 3. make all :- This makes something knows as bz or BZ Image? Anybody > can give more clarity about this? It also makes modules which are > needed later. > 4. make modules-install : Installs the module install files > 5. make install :- Installs the module >
Hi, It depends on which version of the kernel are u re-compiling? 2.4 or 2.6. Since 2.6 u need not be root to compile the kernel (says my knowledge, experts may differ). i have looked up various sites to compile kernel, but the README file in the source is the best. It gives u complete info on how to compile. while compiling make sure u have the (prefer all ext2/3, fat, ntfs, etc) file system built into the kernel and not as module. Else it will never boot. Also try and skim over the book Internals of a linux kernel. It gives u a fair idea of what should u include and what needs to get compiled as modules. DO NOT add any un-wanted hardware support. Compile only the necessary things. And most of the fun lies in compiling first, then successfully failing and re-compiling till u get it correct. It helps u in lea ring the internals of the kernel. Regards Aditya -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
