Need some advice on upgrading kernel via make-kpkg
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What is the reason behind creating a symbolic link called "linux" in :-
Step 7: (Creating a symbolic link called "linux", which points to "linux-2.4.20")
Finally, we can create a symbolic link called "linux" that will point to our new kernel source code, which is located in the "linux-2.4.20" directory. Enter "ln -s linux-2.4.20 linux" at the command line to create this symbolic link. If you type "ls -l" at the prompt, you should now see a symbolic link called "linux" that is pointing to the "linux-2.4.20" directory (or the directory for whichever version of the kernel you decided to download).
I have not found it necessary with the make-kpkg but you would need it if later you want to compile other apps that need to reference the kernel source. Perhaps someone else can comment.
several drivers including nvidia's will look for the source, unless its there u'll have to do some fudging with its options to get it pointed in the right direction
it makes upgrades easier also, just rm -r linux, and redo ...
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