On Thu, 2007.11.08 20:58, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Randy Patterson - [Tech] wrote: > > I'm looking for some advise before installing a version of Linux that I > > built from the latest source. I am very pleased with the Debian/Lenny > > distro that I use and my only real reason for building my own kernel is > > more for educational purposes than anything but I would also like to > > compile a kernel that is configured for the specific system that I install > > it on. But here's my question. So that I don't break my Debian distro do I > > always need to download the version of the kernel source of my current > > distro? My current version is 2.6.18-4-486 but the latest stable Linux > > kernel is 2.6.23.1. If I build that version will it break my system? Or > > maybe someone could point me to a good updated reference doc that deals > > with this subject. > > You can have multiple kernels installed on the same system. Install the > debian kernel and then compile whatever kernel version you like inside > that. If you do everything correctly, then when you boot, you should see > separate options for both the kernels in the grub prompt. Choose the one > you desire and boot into that kernel.
You'll want to use tools in the 'kernel-package' package, and probably should start with /boot/config-2.6.18-4-486 as your config. Be sure to include the initrd option when compiling the kernel with make-kpkg. These links may help: http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-kernel.en.html http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html
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