I feel the need to correct a few bad ideas here. On 2008-12-08 21:53 +0100, subscriptions wrote:
> Download the source code and unpack Note, none but one of the steps below require root privileges if you are a member of the `src' group or perform them below your home directory instead of /usr/src. > root# cd /usr/src > root# wget > http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.22.1.tar.bz2 > root# bzip2 -d linux-2.6.22.1.tar.bz2 > root# tar -xvf linux-2.6.22.1.tar Wasting time. Use "tar xjf linux-2.6.22.1.tar.bz2" instead of the last two steps. > Create new default link to new source code This is absolutely unnecessary and maybe even harmful. Read the README in the Linux kernel tree why you should not do it. > root# cd /usr/src > root# rm linux > root# ln -s linux-2.6.22.1 Omit these steps. > Create a new config file based on the old one, this will prompt for new > configuration settings. Read carefully every question. > root# make oldconfig Finally, some good advice. But before this step, you need to copy your old config to linux-2.6.22.1/.config and cd to the kernel directory. > Compile the kernel into .DEB package > root# fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version "-newkernel" \ > --revision "20081208" --us --uc --initrd kernel_image Using fakeroot is redundant if you are root, but necessary if you follow my advice and do this as normal user. > Then install .deb packages created in parent directory This is really the only step that requires root privileges. > and link linux > link to the new header directory in /usr/src. No, do not do that. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
