[PADS] Compiling a kernel the Debian Way

[Tobias DiPasquale]

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On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 10:10, Mike Leone wrote:
> So what EXACTLY is the procedure, to download new source/headers; recompi=
le
> using same options that are in the running kernel; make a kernel package;
> install said kernel package .. AND - most important - still be able to bo=
ot
> back into the currently running kernel, if it all goes south on me?

Download kernel source tarball from wherever you like and perform the
following:

% tar xzf linux-blahblahblah.tar.gz
% cd linux-blahblahblah
% cp known-good-kernel-.config-from-previously-working-kernel .config
% make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --revision=3D0.0.1 kernel_image

Replace the 0.0.1 with the revision you feel like using. NOTE: this
revision is totally separate from the kernel version!!=20

This will yield a kernel in a .deb in the directory above
linux-blahblahblah. Note that because of the --rootcmd fakeroot
parameter, you do not need to be root to do this, although you will need
to be root to install it. Don't forget to make an entry for this kernel
in GRUB before rebooting so you can run it ;-)

P.S. If you want to make your package names distinct so that you can
tell the difference btwn yours and the official Debian ones, fill in the
EXTRAVERSION parameter in linux-blahblahblah/Makefile with a unique
string of some sort. I use "toby", personally.

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