Hi everybody,

I think the title itself gives you some idea of what i'm trying to do. S i'm trying to re-compile my kernel. I run a Fedora 7 box

Wanted to master linux.... This is my first step

Hope to see you all reply

Prasanna

After you have obtained the kernel sources (by either installing a .src.rpm the proper way, or by downloading the source archive and unarchiving it), use 'cd' command to change your working directory to the place where the source code is. Then read the README file that should have come along the sources:
After this, if this is your first time you compile a kernel from those sources, run
as the README says (or said last time I read it). Then see what else the README suggests you should do before proceeding, and then
Note that in order to be able to 'make menuconfig', or do any compilation at all, you need to have a few packages installed that might not be installed by default: namely binutils, make, gcc (or whatever compiler you use) and whatever the Fedora might offer (package namings might differ on different distributions). There might even be a metapackage that pulled in all you need, but I'm not sure. If you are missing those tools, you can't compile a new kernel.

Hi

Thanks for your time. I'lll try that and post you back. suddenly this command stopped working
dd if=/dev/sda1 of=fedora.bin bs=512 count=1

sda1: this is where i have my boot partition
fedora.bin: this is the file name; it can be anything


i'm trying to copy the first 512 bytes of boot and copy it in windows boot loader so tht i can boot linux form windows boot loader

Thanks in advance

I'm not sure what you want. But if you want GRUB First Stage didn't change anything related to GRUB during installation(which means it was installed on MBR-Main Boot Record), try this below:
dd if=/dev/sda of=fedora.bin bs=512 count=1

Your boot partition is the place hold the kernel images and files needed for GRUB Second Stage.

I'm trying to boot linux from my windows bootloader.
SPec:
Harddisks: 2 ( 80GB sata with windows, 20GB IDE with linux)

Now i'm trying to copy the first 512bytes of the mbr of the 20GB HDD using the dd command, make a bin file and use it in windows.

Am i clear now.

Pl discuss.

Prasanna

bOuncer:

Thanks for your timely help. menuconfig command worked ... and i configured the kernel(didn't change anything actually)
when i gave make install command it failed giveing me the following error messages.

make[3]: *** No rule to make target `/home/prasanna/kernel/linux-2.6.24.3/include/linux/if_addrlabel.h', needed by `/home/prasanna/kernel/linux-2.6.24.3/usr/include/linux/if_addrlabel.h'. Stop.
make[2]: *** [linux] Error 2
make[1]: *** [headers_install] Error 2
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2

What should i do now... Whats wrong

Prasanna

Copy your boot sector file to c:\ and in boot.ini try to write following:
c:\bootsect.lnx="Fedora Core"
And reboot system

steps to compile the kernel from source file :-
make mrproper
make menuconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install

when these steps finish you have a compressed compiled kernel and you have the modules installed where they belong.
Ofcourse you will have to install the new kernel bzImage after this.Just modify the lilo.conf or grub.conf file to have a section that shows your new kernel image.
hope it helps
nishith