I am pretty much familiar with the Debian Kernel compilation procedure(usig make-kpkg).

I have 2 machines. One is very fast(Intel based) and other is very slow(AMD based). On my fast machine the kernel compiles in just 35 minutes and on my slow machine it takes hours to compile the kernel.

I have heard that I can compile the kernel on my fast machine and then transfer it on the slow machine, but I don't know what stuff I will have to transfer to my old machine once I build my kernel on the fast machine.

After I give the command on my fast machine:

#fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=.1.0 kernel_image

I have a .deb package called kernel_image-2.6.8.1_custom.1.0_i386.deb under my /usr/src directory.

Do I have to just copy this package on my old machine and then give the command

dpkg -i kernel_image-2.6.8.1_custom.1.0_i386.deb

and make necessary changes in the grub.conf file? Or do I have to copy some /lib/modules/<kernel-version> directory?

Kindly let me know if I am missing anything.

Thank you once again.

You can just copy over and install the kernel package on the other box. The modules directory will be created during the install.

You have just to install the kernel in your slow machine. Then reboot the machine if it works then it's complete. But the major draw back is that you have to repeat compiling if something goes wrong. KERNEL PANIC....
You should also know the filesystem of your slow machine and include it in your kernel not as a module...One of my problem now is loading filesystem module...so if could help then
I'll appreciate it....

Just play around...

Thanks Guys. I will try it and will let you know how did it went.

I've compiled several kernels on fast computer for slower ones and I've never encountered any problems. Just configure the kernel for your slow computer, compile it, copy it, and do the mentioned "dpkg -i kernel_image ..." and you should be fine.