Thanks Aquila, That's the information I needed. I've already downloaded kernel-package. I just wasn't absolutely sure that's what I should use. Now I know that it is.
Ken Aquila wrote: > > It is a little different, Debian has this package called > "kernel-package" (apt-get install it) which contains a script called > "make-kpkg" to create debian packages from kernel source. > > The usual procedure is this: > - download the kernel source for 2.2.17 > - unpack it into /usr/src/linux-2.2.17 > - create symlink from /usr/src/linux-2.2.17 to /usr/src/linux > (housekeeping) > - do your sound card patching or whatever you wanted to do here > - cd /usr/src/linux > - make menuconfig (or xconfig or whichever you prefer) > - make-kpkg kernel-image > this would create kernel-image-2.2.17-???.deb in /usr/src > > Then just dpkg -i the package. > > Hope this helps. > > Aq. > > On 22 Jun 2001 10:36:52 -0500, Ken Januski wrote: > > Hi, > > > > 6 months ago I bought the binaries for debian linux 2.2.17. It works > > fine but I want to compile the kernel to add support for sound which > > doesn't seem to be there. The binaries didn't come with the source so > > I've downloaded that. > > > > My question now is: what is the safest method to compile the kernel from > > source code? Specifically I wonder if I have to do it differently in > > debian than in linux in general. > > > > I'm sure this is a very basic question so thanks for your patience. > > > > ken > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > --------------------------------------- > e-mail: aquila at hypox dot org > website: http://aquila.hypox.org > geek code: > GCS d- s+:--- a-- C++++ ULS++>++++ > P+++ L+++>++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? > w---- O- M-- V-- PS---@ PE--@ Y? > PGP- t 5 X- R tv+ b+ DI-- D+ G++ > e(++) h! r* y > --------------------------------------- > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
