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Related pages

• BootFloppyBuildNotes page
• 2.4.x series kernel build notes
• Antlinux UML Kernel Build notes
• LinuxKernelTwoDotSixNotes
• KernelDec2007Notes

Start with the LinuxKernelCompileStart page. Come back here once you're done there.

Once you run make menuconfig

• compile all network card drivers as modules
• compile all SCSI cards as modules
• compile all proprietary CD ROM drivers as modules
• compile SMBFS and NFS inline
• DO NOT use the LOCALVERSION parameter specified in the kernel if you are going to build a Debian kernel package. The kernel packaging scripts ignore it, and you may end up stomping an existing kernel because of naming conflicts.

If you are so inclined, how about a LinuxKernelFrameBufferLogo ?

 make dep && make clean && make bzImage
 cp arch/i386/asm/boot/bzImage $DESTINATION/vmlinuz
 cp System.map $DESTINATION/System.map

Next, you'll want to know about creating a InitrdImage or about BuildingInitRamFs images.

Host specific things

• ObserverKernelPatchPage
• Naranja

pantera

- kernel crypto (included in 2.4.22) - USBD Networking (included in 2.4.22; usb-to-usb networking)- - framebuffer logo - Fix the size of the logo so that multiple CPU will display the logo correctly for up to 4 CPU's

evms-test

- squashfs - ntfs - evms; See the HowTos.LogicalVolumeManagement page for more info on what's built how.

shfs

go into the shfs source directory, edit shfs/Linux-2.x/Makefile for your system (hint: KERNEL, MODULESDIR, KERNEL_SOURCES), then issue make patch from the same directory as the =Makefile=