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How to make kernel package???

I tried to compile 2.6 kernel several times but anyone success
Then I install the 2.6 serieskernel package in test direction it was very easy but Im using a centrino laptop and that kernel does not support acpid and intel speedstep so these features are so important then I decided to make a kernel package that includes ipw2200 driver speedstep support and acpi support.The important point is here...
HOW CAN I DO THİS OR CAN ANYONE DO THİS FOR ME AND ANYOTHERS LİKE ME

The first thing to do is to compile the kernel to your specifications. Then you'll need to copy all the binaries and other stuff (don't forget the modules) to an out of the way directory, write the install, configuration, and onlyonce scripts, and then run makepkg to bundle it up. You can read the makepkg man page for more details.

Well, you probably should learn how to make build scripts if your going to use Slackware. They come in handy. I make my own kernel packages as well and I guess I could post mine. I group kernel-ide and kernel-modules into one package (kernel+)... It's not the true Slackware way of making kernel packages.. I just prefer it this way.

Don't prematurely kill the script with the if/then's still there. It will leave your system non-bootable unless you rename those directories... You'll need your .config in the same directory only named config-$VERSION. I'm not going to break it down any further. This is just meant as an example of how you COULD do it...

Code:

#!/bin/sh



CWD=`pwd`

TMP=/tmp

BUILDDIR=/usr/src

PKGKERNEL=$TMP/package-kernel+

PKGSOURCE=$TMP/package-source

VERSION=2.6.13.2

SOURCEBUILD=1

KERNELBUILD=1

SOURCEARCH=noarch

KERNELARCH=i486

# This is where we retrieve our bzImage from

# $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION/arch/$KERNELPLATFORM/boot

KERNELPLATFORM=i386



rm -rf $PKGKERNEL

rm -rf $PKGSOURCE

mkdir -p $PKGKERNEL/{boot,install,lib/modules}

mkdir -p $PKGSOURCE/{install,usr/src}





if [ -d /usr/src/linux-$VERSION ]; then

  mv $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION.orig

fi



if [ -d /lib/modules/$VERSION ]; then

  mv /lib/modules/$VERSION /lib/modules/$VERSION.orig

fi



# I also like to hide /boot from the kernel (config reasons):

mv /boot /boot.tmp



cd $BUILDDIR

echo

echo "linux-$VERSION.tar.bz2 is now extracting..."

echo

tar -xjf $CWD/linux-$VERSION.tar.bz2

cd linux-$VERSION

make distclean

# Only root users should be messing with the kernel

chown -R root.root .



echo "Making the kernel source package..."

echo

sleep 2

install -m 644 $CWD/config-$VERSION        $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION/.config

make oldconfig > /dev/null

make bzImage

make clean

rm -f .version

echo

echo "Moving source into package..."

echo

cd $PKGSOURCE/usr/src

cp -Ra $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION $PKGSOURCE/usr/src

# This is said to no longer be required. Until somebody points out

# that it actually hurts anything, It'll stay here.

ln -sf linux-$VERSION linux



cat << EOF > $PKGSOURCE/install/slack-desc

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:

# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line

# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on

# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must make

# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also customary to

# leave one space after the ':'.



            |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|

kernel-source: linux-$VERSION (kernel source)

kernel-source:

kernel-source: Source code for Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel.

kernel-source:

kernel-source: This is the complete source code for the Linux kernel.

kernel-source:

kernel-source:

kernel-source:

kernel-source:

kernel-source:

kernel-source:

EOF



cd $PKGSOURCE

makepkg -l y -c n $TMP/kernel-source-$VERSION-$SOURCEARCH-$SOURCEBUILD.tgz



echo

echo "Making the kernel+ package..."

echo

sleep 2



cd $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION

make bzImage

make modules

make modules_install

rm -rf /lib/modules/$VERSION/{build,source}

mv /lib/modules/$VERSION $PKGKERNEL/lib/modules/$VERSION

cat System.map > $PKGKERNEL/boot/System.map.$VERSION

cat arch/$KERNELPLATFORM/boot/bzImage > $PKGKERNEL/boot/vmlinuz-$VERSION

cat .config > $PKGKERNEL/boot/config-$VERSION

( cd $PKGKERNEL/boot

  ln -sf System.map.$VERSION System.map

  ln -sf vmlinuz-$VERSION vmlinuz )

cat << EOF > $PKGKERNEL/install/doinst.sh

( cd lib/modules/$VERSION ; rm -rf build )

( cd lib/modules/$VERSION ; ln -sf ../../../usr/src/linux-$VERSION build )

( cd lib/modules/$VERSION ; rm -rf source )

( cd lib/modules/$VERSION ; ln -sf ../../../usr/src/linux-$VERSION source )

# A good idea whenever kernel modules are added or changed:

if [ -x sbin/depmod ]; then

  chroot . /sbin/depmod -a 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null

fi

EOF



cat << EOF > $PKGKERNEL/install/slack-desc

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:

# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line

# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'

# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must

# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also

# customary to leave one space after the ':'.



      |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|

kernel+: kernel+ (kernel and modules)

kernel+:

kernel+: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically

kernel+: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions.

kernel+: Most of these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM

kernel+: drives, tape drives, and ethernet cards.

kernel+: 

kernel+: This package also contains the built kernel or bzImage that is

kernel+: used to boot your system.

kernel+:

kernel+:

EOF



cd $PKGKERNEL

makepkg -l y -c n $TMP/kernel+-$VERSION-$KERNELARCH-$KERNELBUILD.tgz



echo

echo "Cleaning up..."



# Restore the original directories

rm -rf $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION

if [ -d $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION.orig ]; then

  mv $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION.orig $BUILDDIR/linux-$VERSION

fi

if [ -d /lib/modules/$VERSION.orig ]; then

  mv /lib/modules/$VERSION.orig /lib/modules/$VERSION

fi



mv /boot.tmp /boot



cd $TMP

rm -rf $PKGKERNEL

rm -rf $PKGSOURCE



echo

echo "All Done!"

echo "Your packages are in $TMP"

echo

Here is a good how-to, I use it myself:

http://xushi.co.uk/guides/kernel.php

@SqdnGuns
The link is broken
@jong357
I thing it's so comlicated and ý cant do this and ý have a question :)
Is There Anybody To Do This Job For Me and Others like me (PLEASEee)?
Last question : When ý boot my freshly compiled kernel it stops and the last line is "mac adress A0 B2 bla blaa" where ý am wrong
How did I build my kernel
1. copy the kernelsource to usr/src
2.extract it
3.ln -s linux2.6.. /linux
4.cd linux
5.make mrproper
6.copy the existing config file to source dir
7.make menuconfig (add speedstep and acpi support)
8.make -j5 bzImage
9.make -j5 modules
10. make modules install
11.
/usr/src/linux# cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.13
/usr/src/linux# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.13
/usr/src/linux# cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13
12.
/boot# rm System.map
/boot# rm config
/boot# rm vmlinuz
13.
/boot# ln -s System.map-2.6.13 System.map
/boot# ln -s config-2.6.13 config
/boot# ln -s vmlinuz-2.6.13 vmlinuz
and last boot# generate-modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf

ofcourse I chanced my liloconf and then run lilo
where is the problem ý did all of theese steps but....

I think you should do

Code:

make oldconfig

after copying config to your source directory (i.e. between 6 and 7 in your list).

Quote:

Originally posted by komuthan
@SqdnGuns
The link is broken

Weird, just cleared my cache to be sure and I get right into it............

Seems you have to copy/paste that link into your address bar...

Quote:

I thing it's so comlicated and ý cant do this and ý have a question :)
Is There Anybody To Do This Job For Me and Others like me (PLEASEee)?

I had a feeling you were going to say that. That script isn't complicated at all. They are just regular commands that one might type into a terminal. Your probably looking at the entire thing instead of reading it line by line. Variables tend to confuse people who are new to bash as well. So... I did just do it for you. All you have to do is copy/paste all of that into gedit or kwrite and then save it as "kernel.SlackBuild". Copy/paste your config in the same directory with the name of "config-2.6.13.12" and make sure the kernel source is in the same directory as well. Then "sh kernel.SlackBuild". Doesn't get much easier than that. I'll even edit it so it will work for you...

After this, you aught to browse thru some Slackware build scripts and try to understand them... It will help you in the long run.

Also...

Quote:

When ý boot my freshly compiled kernel it stops and the last line is "mac adress A0 B2 bla blaa" where ý am wrong

That happens when you don't have your network setup properly. It didn't freeze. Give it some time. You need patience my man... Patience... It takes up to a minute sometimes before dhcpd will give up on trying to find an IP address...

Quote:

Originally posted by jong357

That happens when you don't have your network setup properly. It didn't freeze. Give it some time. You need patience my man... Patience... It takes up to a minute sometimes before dhcpd will give up on trying to find an IP address...

I thjing you mean Iam a patienceness man but I wait 3 or 4 minutes and ctrl+c didnot work so I tought it was freeze
and one more thing ; I installed ipw2200 driver before compiling the new kernel and edited initrd to use dhcp
you mean the problem was becouse of this

Iam sory about the link it's working
And thanks for the link

I decide to compile the kernel last time by the link and i need a good .config file for my hardware
my hardware is MSI M510A notebook
centrino 1.6
ipw2200 wireless
rodeon 9700 64mb ram
..
...

Use the standard kernel config file and just add in the support you need, instead of starting from scratch.

today I tried to compile the kernel(by the guide of xushi) again
I used default .config file and add ssome features like centrino support,ntfs support acpi support pcmci and mmccard support......
but again and again the same problem what is it???

fatal modul agpgart not found
fatal modul psmouse not found
last line:mac adress a0 b3 ....

Quote:

Originally posted by jong357
Seems you have to copy/paste that link into your address bar...

I had a feeling you were going to say that. That script isn't complicated at all. They are just regular commands that one might type into a terminal. Your probably looking at the entire thing instead of reading it line by line. Variables tend to confuse people who are new to bash as well. So... I did just do it for you. All you have to do is copy/paste all of that into gedit or kwrite and then save it as "kernel.SlackBuild". Copy/paste your config in the same directory with the name of "config-2.6.13.12" and make sure the kernel source is in the same directory as well. Then "sh kernel.SlackBuild". Doesn't get much easier than that. I'll even edit it so it will work for you...

After this, you aught to browse thru some Slackware build scripts and try to understand them... It will help you in the long run.

I made the package by using your slackbuild script
and i installed it
but the problem is same :confused: :confused: :confused:
I thing its abaut .config file
i need a config file :eek: :eek: :eek:

I would say there is nothing wrong with your config except that you should probably build the PS2 mouse module into the kernel. I have to do that as well or my mouse won't work as a module.

It sounds to me as if this is an ipw issue. I don't have one of those cards so I can't help you out. Do you need firmware or anything to go along with the driver? Is the driver in the kernel or are you using the sourceforge version? It has to be with that if it's stopping on your MAC address. Can't be anything else... Diasable your network from coming up on boot and it will probably start up fine. Then try working on your problem from within the new kernel.

I made a kernel2.6.13.2 package with your script and this time it was successfull
I succesfully installed it but.... I have some problems again
1-)I installed ipw2200 driver
when i tyepe iwconfig i can see wireless extensions on eth0
Then i edit inet1.conf like this
"eth0 use dhcpd "yes" "
then I reboot my machine and while booting
it freezed at activating hotplug
2-)here is a part of my kernel config file
#
# CPU Frequency scaling
#
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=m
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS=y
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE is not set
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=m
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE=m
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND=m
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE=m

#
# CPUFreq processor drivers
#
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8=m
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD=m
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH=y
CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI=m
CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD=m
CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2=m
CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN=m
CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL=m
As you see i compiled the cpufreq options builtin to the kernel but my cpu always run 1600mhz whyyy how can i enable speedstep

How can i solve this problems.....
THANKsSSS very much....

Quote:

then I reboot my machine and while booting
it freezed at activating hotplug

Go to /etc/rc.d In your favourite text editor open rc.M and comment out hotplug system initializer like this:
# Initialize the hotplugging subsystem for Cardbus, IEEE1394, PCI, and USB devices:
#if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug -a -r /proc/modules ]; then
#Don't run hotplug if 'nohotplug' was given at boot.
#if ! grep nohotplug /proc/cmdline 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
#echo "Activating hardware detection: /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug start"
#. /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug start
#fi
#fi

Yea, I prefer to:

chmod 644 /etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug

Quick and easy. You might want to prepare yourself to enable it again tho. I wouldn't set that in stone (determining that hotplug is a problem). You also need to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf too.... Are you forgeting about that?

Ignore your kernel for now. As I said ealier, I don't think that is the problem. Sounds as if you haven't fully setup your pcmcia card yet. You need to define an access point, wep key (if any) and one or 2 other things. That's all done from /etc/rc.c/rc.wireless.conf

Thanks to all of you for
At the end I successfuly compiled a kernel (ıam not good at making kernel package)
Again and again i have some questions to ask you
How can i configurate cpufreqd to start at boot
İ installed ati drivers end then run fglrxconfig then my x server works successfull but without 3d support
when i type #lsmod i can see fglrx,agpgart and intel agp module...
how can i solve these problemss

Quote:

Originally posted by jong357

I had a feeling you were going to say that. That script isn't complicated at all. They are just regular commands that one might type into a terminal. Your probably looking at the entire thing instead of reading it line by line. Variables tend to confuse people who are new to bash as well. So... I did just do it for you. All you have to do is copy/paste all of that into gedit or kwrite and then save it as "kernel.SlackBuild". Copy/paste your config in the same directory with the name of "config-2.6.13.12" and make sure the kernel source is in the same directory as well. Then "sh kernel.SlackBuild". Doesn't get much easier than that. I'll even edit it so it will work for you...

After this, you aught to browse thru some Slackware build scripts and try to understand them... It will help you in the long run.

So I must placed this script (kernel.SlackBuild) and my config file on the /usr/src/ ?

am I right?