// Compile Your New 2.4 Kernel in 15 Easy Steps // // by dual // // http://www.oldskoolphreak.com The following method is a slamdunk for 2.4.x kernels and should work for any 2.2.x kernel as well. Combine this with BoBB's article, "How To Configure a Linux Kernel" in Binary Revolution 1.2 (http://magazine.binrev.com), and you should be able to do just about anything you want with Linux. ******************************************************************** 1. su - 2. cd /usr/src 3. wget http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.27.tar.bz2 4. tar -xjf linux-2.4.27.tar.bz2 5. ln -s linux-2.4.27 linux 6. cd linux 7. make mrproper 8. make menuconfig 9. make dep && make clean && make bzImage && make modules && make \ modules_install 10. cp /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz.bak 11. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz 12. cp /boot/System.map /boot/System.map.bak 13. cp System.map /boot/System.map 14. vi /etc/lilo.conf Add the following so you can boot your old kernel: image = /boot/vmlinuz.bak root = /dev/hda1 label = Linux.old read-only 15. lilo && reboot ******************************************************************** Shouts to bland, feend and the authors of Slackware Linux Essentials