LINUX Kernel 2.6.x .xx compile

LINUX Kernel 2.6.x .xx compile

LINUX Kernel compile
This is only for people who have experienced with linux commands and linux file structure. sufficient knowledge is needed.
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Linux Kernel 2.6.x... compiling step by step

step 1:

download the latest linux kernel from the internet

eg: www.kernel.org

step 2:

extract the archive file in to /usr/src

eg:
cp linux-2.6.17.tar_2.gz /usr/src
tar xzvf linux-2.6.17.tar_2.gz

step 3:
go to the extract directory and you can configure your kernel using following command

*in a command mode use

make menuconfig

*in graphical interface

make xconfig or make gconfig

step 4:

configre your kernel,according to your machine configuration;

step 5:

after that do the following commad

make modules
make modules_install
make bzImage

you can do this by one line

step 6:
create initial ram disk file using follwing command

mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.1x.x-386 2.6.x.x

-or-


mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.1x.x-386 2.6.1x-386

if you want to see the created initrd.img file, type following command-

zcat /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17.4-386 |cpio --list

step 7:

now you must in the kernel source folder

do the following command(linux version must be changed according to the your version)

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17.4

cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.17.4-386

cp .config /boot/config-2.6.17.4-386

step 8:

now you have finished compiling kernel & some of the configuration

step 9:
edit your menu.lst file

vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

here you must give a path to new kernel & name and the imagefile

step 10:

reboot your system