actually the correct order would be: make mrproper (to clear out all those old bad compiles) make menuconfig (to do as much damage as you can) make dep (it says so right when you are done with menuconfig) make bzImage (the boot kernel, you can find it under ./arch/<arch>/bzImage you have to copy it to /boot/vmlinuz.<kernel version> and configure lilo make modules (to create all the modules) make modules_install (to install the modules) -munir > Message: 15 > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 21:13:14 -0700 > From: AAAunderground <spencer at sihope.com> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] kernel > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > I started my first kernel hack today. Some fine > folks at the > installfest/linux conference motivated me in the > right direction. As is > with all things good, it ended too soon. So, my post > is this. I am > currently doing > make menuconfig > I then plan to do > make dep > make clean > make bizimage > make modules > make install > If I forgot something or did it in the incorrect > order I will soon know, > for now is the future. > I will let you know how my first kernel hack went. > It is probably a part > of history now though. > It reminds me of some cheezy "first blood" b movie > or something. > -Spencer Underground ===== -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GAT GIT dpu- s:- a19 C++ UL P+ L+(++) E--- W+ N+ w(--) K? O-- M- V- PS+ PE-(--) Y-- PGP-(---) t 5+++ X R tv-- b+++ D++ DI++ G e+ h+() r- y+ UF++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/