Rebuilding the kernel
This is probably a really dumb question but how do I rebuild the kernel from the CD using Debian. I've looked at the HOWTOs and on Google, but they all seem refer to rebuilding it in RedHat, as in
bash# cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS Am I missing something really obvious or is this done differently in Debian? dec |
Why not build up a new kernel? For information on building your own kernel you may check out http://www.kernelnewbies.org
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Thanks markus, I'll give that site a spin. However all I want to do is add USB support to my kernel, by configuring and then rebuilding it from the version on my CD. Probably seems simple but to a newbie it ain't.
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I don't know about Debian, but Slackware has itw own USB kernel :D
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Just follow the instructions here..
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO-2.html first time I saw kernel recompile I wasn't to happy but it's really not to hard to follow. NGraphiX |
To build a kernel The Debian Way:
Code:
apt-get install kernel-package less gzip |
Thanks for the advice on doing this in Debian
However when I enter... "apt-get install kernel-package less gzip zless /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz" ...into the shell, I get back... buzz:~# apt-get install kernel-package less gzip zless /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency List... Done Sorry, kernel-package is already the newest version. Sorry, less is alredy the newest version. Sorry, gzip is alredy the newest version. Sorry, less is alredy the newest version. E: Couldn't find package buzz:~# ...have I done something wrong? I need to re-configure my kernel so that I can add USB support. |
freaky. can't you do things normaly in debian?
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decster I gave you two commands, not one command split over two lines. The output of that says that all the packages required are already installed, so you just need to run the zless command to get to the kernel building instructions. |
thanks doeward
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ahhh I see what you mean. stupid me. I'm reading thru the instructions now. thanks for the info dec |
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