Kernel Compilation

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Sat Jan 8 09:12:47 EST 2005


Hi.
Yes slackware 10.0 is full 2.6 ready. the latest 2.6 kernel (2.6.10 I 
think) should run fine.

The way I usually configure kernels is with make menuconfig. That's a 
much nicer interface then make config. just go through each catigory 
and make sure what you need is selected. much easier then answering 
all those questions from make config. so the steps you follow after 
patching speakup in (I assume you know how to do this) are:
cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
make menuconfig
make dep
make modules
make bzImage
make modules_install.
On Sat, Jan 
08, 2005 at 01:58:19AM -0500, ace wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am running Slackware version 10.0 freshly installed.  I have a few 
> questions.  I've installed Linux on a few older computers but did not have 
> the chance to really mess around with it bc those systems sucked.
> 
> Firstly, I am aware that Slackware 10 comes with kernel 2.4.26.  Will it 
> work with the latest 2.6.X kernel if I download it from kernel.org and 
> patched it with the latest Speakup sources?
> 
> I have never successfully compiled a kernel before.  Last time, it was on 
> my friend's box and I severely screwed it.  What are the steps one must go 
> through to compile a kernel?  Must I pay attention to each individual 
> option that the configure script asks?  There are over hundreds it seems 
> and I can barely understand any of them.
> 
> Thanks for any information.
> 
> Robby
> 
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