by Kernel-ComPile-mini-HowTo "Trust this, and live, with a new kernel." (Kent)
(Robotti)
ncftp> open
to> ftp.funet.fi
ncftp> cd /pub/Linux/kernel/src/v1.3 <-/v1.3 ? As of this writing...)
ncftp> ls LATEST*
<LATEST-IS-1.3.87>
ncftp> bin <-Set to binary mode...)
ncftp> get linux-1.3.87.tar.gz
ncftp> quit
?/# mv linux-1.3.87.tar.gz /usr/src
?/# cd /usr/src
/usr/src# rm -rf linux <-Remove old kernel...)
# tar xzvf linux-1.3.87.tar.gz <-Unpack new kernel...)
# cd /usr/include
/usr/include# ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux <-Create new links...)
# ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm
# cd /usr/src/linux
(Try and read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help, this will
explain, the various options you have, in configuring the kernel...)
/usr/src/linux# make config <-To configure and compile kernel...)
# make dep
# make clean
# make zlilo
# make modules <-To install any modules..?)
# make modules_install
(If the kernel compiled, you'll have, /vmlinuz /vmlinuz.old)
(If your useing lilo to boot linux, everything is fine as is...)
(But if your booting from a floppy, do this...)
/# fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 <-Format a floppy...)
/# cp vmlinuz /dev/fd0H1440 <-Copy kernel to floppy...)
(Boot the new kernel, then /# rm vmlinuz.old)
(You don't need all of the kernel source, after it's compiled,
you just need /usr/src/linux/include, you'll need the include files,
to compile anything..........................................................)
~/# mv /usr/src/linux/include /usr/src <-Steps, to removing
~/# rm -rf /usr/src/linux kernel source, minus
~/# mkdir /usr/src/linux the include files...)
~/# mv /usr/src/include /usr/src/linux
(To remove just the (o)bject files, that were created, when you compiled the
kernel, do this...............................................................)
?/# cd /usr/src/linux
/usr/src/linux# find . -name "*.o" | xargs rm
(I would keep the kernel source, and just remove the (o) files, unless I
was short on space, don,t forget # rm linux-1.3.87.tar.gz..?)
(4-13-1996-STABLE)