Hi,

I want to compile a custom kernel for AMD athlon.Could anyone point me to a easy to follow tutorial on how to do that?I'm using ubuntu 5.10,but I think that doesn't matter.

thanx in advance

http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/K...ild-HOWTO.html
short version =
http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/kernel.html

activate CONFIG_MK7 option for Athlon.

Here is a link that you could have found by search Google for "compiling uBuntu kernel."

Before you start compiling your kernel, make a list of all the modules that are running right after booting your machine (assuming everything is working correctly). You need to make sure that you compile them as modules when creating your new kernel.

When you get to the point that you do make menuconfig, you'll get a configuration menu. There will be some way (like pressing ?) of getting info for each choice available. There are many choices available relative to the CPU.

Don't be surprised if it doesn't work the first time. Just try again. Also, I like to edit my grub.conf (menu.lst) file before I reboot with the new kernel. That way if it doesn't work, I just reboot and select my previous kernel.

Modules must be compatible with .. compiled with .. the kernel they are intended to support. This is likely to be an issue only with major system upgrades, in which it is important to not only preserve the prior kernel but also its entire set of module-files. (A LiveCD is used as scaffolding if you have to roll back to the prior kernel and modules.)