RE: Kernel compiling

[David Webb <dvdwb yahoo com>]

Hi, 

The last time I compiled an alpha kernel (2.2.11),
"make menuconfig" had more up-to-date compilation
options than "make xconfig".
Hope this helps.

David


--- Jamesvi@asu.edu wrote:
> Copy the kernel vmlinuz.gz to / .  You will probably
> want to rename your
> present kernel so that if you have any problems you
> can still boot with it.
> Then reboot.
> 
>
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> James Fowler
> Graduate Student Political Science & Latin America
> Arizona State University
> jamesvi@asu.edu        					ICQ: 22088266
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> 
> 
> On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Michael Rich wrote:
> 
> > > I would recommend using the 'make xconfig' and
> configuring
> > > the kernel in X.
> > > This not only gives you access to decent to good
> explanations
> > > for each choice.
> > > It also allows you to move around in the config.
> Most of the
> > > kernel compile
> > > (not bleeding edge stuff) is really done for us.
>  Just the
> > > 'make clean' 'make
> > > dep' 'make boot' 'make modules' 'make
> modules_install'
> > > Nothing more to it.
> > 
> > Thanks James.  One more question though (i think
> someone else touched on it
> > a bit ago).  What document would describe what I
> needed to do after the
> > kernel is built in order to start booting from
> that new one (with sound
> > hopefully enabled :)
> > 
> > Thanks to everyone else with all the good info on
> how to rebuild the kernel!
> > I was struggling (late) last night trying to find
> that same info myself.
> > 
> > mike
> > 
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