How to build a kernel; the lite version

[JohnDeere630]

Please discuss How to build a kernel; the lite version here

[nadir]

Good.

Three things:
-You might want to use a few code-tags, so one can look up the commands, in case one needs them.
- Once i got the source at the correct location i do it like this:

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cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) ./.config
make menuconfig
make-kpkg clean
fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version "-greek-hero-name" --revision "datestamp" --initrd kernel_image kernel_headers

I only use kernels from the debian repos.
- From kernel 2.6.32 up one can use localmodconfig

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make localmodconfig

Don't ask me about it, for me it is scary stuff. I don't know why or how it works
(might not have been one of my best posts, i am trying to get us started)

[JohnDeere630]

Good. You might want to use a few code-tags, so one can look up the commands, in case one needs them.

Excellent suggestion...why didn't I do that in the first place...

Thanks, Nadir...I'll get right on it. As for your other points, I wanted to keep this how-to as simple as possible. Once a user gets a few successes under their belt, they can then feel free to experiment to their heart's content.

[Hallvor]

Great job! You made it look easy, and I successfully built my first kernel following this.

I guess I need to recompile it manually once in a while for security issues, right?

[cynwulf]

Superb - I had to install libncurses5 and some more qt libs to get make xconfig to run though.

Successfully built and booted into 2.6.38-rc6 - now I need to do it all over again with a patched kernel...

Thanks.

[JohnDeere630]

Superb - I had to install libncurses5 and some more qt libs to get make xconfig to run though.

Successfully built and booted into 2.6.38-rc6 - now I need to do it all over again with a patched kernel...

Thanks.

I'm happy to be a help. My computer already had ncurses installed, so I neglected to mention it...I will edit the how to when I get a minute...

[cynwulf]

I will try to find out what else I had to install at the same time and post back. Building another kernel later.

[JohnDeere630]

I will try to find out what else I had to install at the same time and post back. Building another kernel later.

Thank you...I'd appreciate it.

[nadir]

I got that in my notes:
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apt-get install kernel-package ncurses-dev bzip2 module-init-tools initramfs-tools procps fakeroot zlib1g zlib1g-dev

[JohnDeere630]

I got that in my notes:
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apt-get install kernel-package ncurses-dev bzip2 module-init-tools initramfs-tools procps fakeroot zlib1g zlib1g-dev

Thanks, Nadir. I run kde4, so it appears that it installs all I need except kernel-package and qt3-dev-tools. I will update the how-to for those who don't use kde when I get a minute.