Building new kernel in Debian
Saturday, 7. October 2006, 17:52:05
Useful Links
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Kernel Build HOWTO
Debian-Kernel-Compile-Howto (Kernel 2.6)
Debian Linux Kernel Handbook
Howto: build Linux kernel module against installed kernel w/o full kernel source tree
SystemTap on Debian GNU/Linux
Creating custom kernels with Debian's kernel-package system
The Debian Way
The Traditional Way
Tips
Remember to recompile other modules that are not in debian package (outside /usr/src).
For example, Orinico USB driver.
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Kernel Build HOWTO
Debian-Kernel-Compile-Howto (Kernel 2.6)
Debian Linux Kernel Handbook
Howto: build Linux kernel module against installed kernel w/o full kernel source tree
SystemTap on Debian GNU/Linux
Creating custom kernels with Debian's kernel-package system
The Debian Way
$ apt-get install fakeroot, kernel-package, linux-source-2.6.16
$ tar xjf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.16.tar.bz2
$ cd linux-source-2.6.16
$ make menuconfig (or xconfig)
$ make-kpkg clean
$ fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --revision=bob.1.0
kernel_image kernel_headers
or
$ fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-bob-1.0
kernel_image kernel_headers
$ make-kpkg modules_image
or
$ make-kpkg --append-to-version=-bob-1.0 modules_image
//keep giving me the version mismatch error,
//better put modules_image option together with kernel_image
//build everything in a single run makes your life much easier
//Another way: change include/linux/utsrelease.h to
//force the version match,
//still see some warning, however, modules compiled just fine
$ dpkg -i ../linux-image-2.6.16_bob.1.0_i386.deb
$ dpkg -i (any module deb)
$ shutdown -r now
The Traditional Way
make menuconfig (or xconfig) make make modules_install (as root) make install (as root) update-initramfs -c -k [kernel version] (for initrd.img)
Tips
Remember to recompile other modules that are not in debian package (outside /usr/src).
For example, Orinico USB driver.
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