Did you use kernel-package? It's a wonderful thing for maintaining kernels. It will help you easily create a .deb package from which you can install your custom kernel image. And you can create that package as a regular user (one less thing you have to do as root!).
Once installed, check out /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/ There's a file in there that gives you the quick-and-dirty 6-step method for creating your own custom debian kernel package, and then goes into the details. I think it's much better to have that package show up in the packaging system, since I can then control upgrades of my custom kernel by just putting a hold on that package. On Thursday 30 November 2000 11:37, Norman Walsh wrote: > Hopefully this will be my last problem for today :-) > > I can't seem to get the 2.2.17 kernel to build and install correctly. > It seems to run, but there are three problems that concern me. > > 1. When the kernel boots, it complains that some symbols don't match > what's in the System.map. That can't be good :-). I've run make clean; > make dep; make; make modules; make install; make modules_install, > from the kernel sources directory, and I'm not sure else to try. > (FWIW, the vmlinux and System.map files in /boot match the ones in > the /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage and /usr/src/linux/System.map). > > 2. Attempting to load the nfs module, I'm told: > > hermes:/home/ndw# modprobe nfs > /lib/modules/2.2.17/fs/lockd.o: unresolved symbol do_lockdctl > /lib/modules/2.2.17/fs/lockd.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.2.17/fs/lockd.o > failed /lib/modules/2.2.17/fs/lockd.o: insmod nfs failed > > Um, but ksyms says I've got that symbol: > > hermes:/var/log# ksyms -a | grep lockd > c01c5414 do_lockdctl_R__ver_do_lockdctl > > 3. Finally, the parport doesn't seem to load. But that's the least of my > worries. It's possible I don't have the right config params for it, I'm > mentioning it just in case someone thinks it's related... > > Be seeing you, > norm -- Did you know that if you play a Windows 2000 cd backwards, you will hear the voice of Satan? That's nothing! If you play it forward, it'll install Windows 2000.