Not sure about your distro but if it is not Debian, it is always a good idea to download the kernel source from www.kernel.org
The latest stable version is 2.6.8.1 but it has issues with CD Writer, so I use Linux-2.6.7 http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.7.tar.bz2 (33MB) May take lifetime on dial up. Once downloaded $ su - Password: # cp linux-2.6.7.tar.bz2 /usr/src You can build it in any directory but /usr/src is always there for source codes # cd /usr/src # tar xvfj linux-2.6.7.tar.bz2 bunzip the bzipped archive # cd linux-2.6.7 # make menuconfig will fire ncurses based GUI to make changes in the default kernel that matches your needs and hardware configuration. Do read the corresponding help files for the options cofusing you. Yes, it's a tedious work as there are plenty so it might take lifetime to select and unselect the options but don't forget the help files. Once done, select exit, it will ask you whether or not you want to save the configuration, say Yes. # make Now it will take time, 15-20 minutes on my P3, 1.1GHz, Slackware 10. # make modules_install 5-10 seconds Kernel compilation is done, congrats :) Now installation # cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.6.7 You may or may not want to change the name of bzImage, but it's good if you change the version of the kernel you have compiled, hence bzImage-2.6.7 Now open /etc/lilo.conf for editing and append it with following lines image = /boot/bzImage-2.6.7 root=/dev/hdaX label = Linux-2.6.7 read-only Don't comment or delete the previous kernel enteries. root = /dev/hdaX is the partition where your / (root) resides if unsure $ df -h It will list all currently mounted partitions, now replace /dev/hdaX with the partition where your / is mounted Save and exit lilo.conf # lilo If you see the following Added x.x.x* Added 2.6.7 instead of any error messages, it's done :) Reboot and at startup select Linux-2.6.7 where it asks which image to boot. If everything works fine, save your /usr/src/linux-2.6.7/.config file for future kernel compilations. Even if you want to compile 2.6.8.1 later, all you have to do is to just copy this .config file in your /usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1/ directory, select and unselect new features offered by new kernel and *BOOM*, all done. I hope you will get it running, if not find me at irc.freenode.net in #slackman, sometimes in #linux-india under the nick India. Best of luck :) _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
