HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies

[tseliot]

Will this howto only allow one to compilt the i386 kernel, i followed your steps and it seems to be the case. how would one go about compiling the 686 kernel?

Read the guide more carefully:

4)Now you have to use the keyboard to move the cursor over the function or submenu you want and press Enter to select it.

Select the 4th option: Processor type and features

If you have a multiprocessor system you might want to enable "Symmetric multi-processing support" (SMP): select it with your keyboard and press the spacebar to enable it (a "*" will appear beside it). If you don't have it don't enable it.

Select Processor Family and choose the right one (i386 in my case) depending on the output of the command “uname -r” you have used before

Press the right arrow and select exit

[anonOmus]

silly me sorry

[ivalladt]

This comand sudo tar --bzip2 -xvf linux-2.6.13.1.tar.bz2 /usr/src gives this error
tar: /usr/src: Not found in archive
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

This is the Kernel used linux-2.6.13.1.tar.bz2 and it is saved to the desktop.

You better cd to /usr/src and sudo tar xvfj /path/to/linux-2.6.13.1.tar.bz2 from there.

Better if you add your common user to the src group so you don't need to become root for uncompressing sources and compiling them.

[jimchristopher]

nevermind... i reloaded.

[Samuro]

ok, i tried this and it worked like a charm with one exception:
my wireless does not get recognized anymore.

i've already tried what happens if i take no drivers out of the (wireless) network section, but its always the same = lan works, wireless adapter is not recognized. its an intel pro wireless 2915ABG on a acer travelmate 8104

thanks in advance for all hints & tipps

[tseliot]

ok, i tried this and it worked like a charm with one exception:
my wireless does not get recognized anymore.

i've already tried what happens if i take no drivers out of the (wireless) network section, but its always the same = lan works, wireless adapter is not recognized. its an intel pro wireless 2915ABG on a acer travelmate 8104

thanks in advance for all hints & tipps

I think that happens because the driver to use your wireless connection is included in the restricted modules (but you don't have any as you recompiled your kernel).

I guess the driver you need is madwifi. You can compile it in the following way:
sudo apt-get install module-assistant
sudo module-assistant

Then a menu will show up:
select "SELECT"
select ipw2200 and press the spacebar to enable it (a cross will appear beside it)
Then press Enter and follow the instructions.

The module should be compiled and your wifi card will work

[ifwntrends]

for the make-kpkg steps i get a command not found error, is that a kubuntu specific thing? i tried replacing with dpkg, no luck.

[heimo]

for the make-kpkg steps i get a command not found error, is that a kubuntu specific thing? i tried replacing with dpkg, no luck.

make sure you have kernel-package installed:

sudo apt-get install kernel-package

[commodore]

I can't have over 900mb with 64 bit Ubuntu ?

[ifwntrends]

make sure you have kernel-package installed:

sudo apt-get install kernel-package

thanks, i was just reading through before i got started and didn't recognize those commands