On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 10:02:28AM -0600, John Foster wrote: > Joseph Jones wrote: > > >I can compile a kernel into a .deb package as described in the > >newbiedoc, but I need to compile a kernel with drivers for my laptop's > >NIC so I can make a rescue disc to do a network install from. Could > >anyone advise me as to how I do this, if possible in relation to the > >instructions in the newbiedoc? > > > >Thanks :) > > > >Joe > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Download a kernel tarball from http:// www.kernel.org & open it into a > directory on the compiling system /usr/src/linux ; make sure you have > the correct modutils installed for the kernel version being > compiled.Read and follow exactly the instructions contained in the > tarball for compiling the kernel. Depending on your hardware > requirement, this may be easy ....or not:-) >
I coming in, in the middle so forgive me if I repeat things. You can build the kernel using make [x,m,old]config, make clean, make dep, make bzImage, make modules, make install. To make things somewhat simpler, you can build the deb package and then do ar x <kernel-deb-package> this will give you three files. The data.tar.gz is the actual installation in the right directory tree for the kernel including the kernel, modules and documentation. > John Foster > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
