How to: Compile Linux kernel 2.6

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Step # 1 Get Latest Linux kernel code

$ cd /tmp
$ wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-x.y.z.tar.bz2

Step # 2 Extract tar (.tar.bz2) file

# tar -xjvf linux-2.6.25.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src
# cd /usr/src

Step # 3 Configure kernel

$ make menuconfig

Step # 4 Compile kernel

$ make

$ make modules

# make modules_install

Step # 5 Install kernel

# make install

Step #6 modify grub config menu.lst

# vi /boot/grub/menu.lst

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25 Defaultroot            (hd0,0)kernel          /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb1 roinitrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25savedefaultboot

这个从 Essential Linux Device Driver中拷过来，不知道有什么区别
貌似没啥区别，两个都可以起起来，就是bzImage小很多。

Compile the kernel and generate a compressed boot image:
bash> make bzImage

The kernel image is produced in arch/x86/boot/bzImage. Update your boot partition:
bash> cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz

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