Thursday, July 20, 2006

How to install a Kernel and configure it!

You can get the kernel source from www.kernel.org , Download the latest kernel in /usr/src directory. And then use the tar command to unzipp(unpacked) the source. Once you finish with tar command u ll get linux-2.v.v.v directory in /usr/src .

here u go.....

use following command to build new installed kernel.

cd /usr/src/linuc-2.v.v
make oldconfig
make
make module_install
make install

ok now reboot yr linux Box and u done!

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