I know how to build a custom kernel on a running distribution. I learned how to do it on my Slack machine. What I want to know how to do is this: When you throw in an installation CD, instead of installing the default kernel with the distro, how do you compile your own during installation? Does it differ from distro to distro? Is it more or less the same process as doing it on a running system?

Sorry if this is kind of a confusing question. I was hoping some one could point me to some good reading material about this.

Thanks

Obviously it differs from distro to distro. Basically you are interfering with the install script when you try that.

Of course you install it the same way as in a running system.

Even while installing slackware, you can drop to a shell and do that (keep a special kernel somewhere).

You can see the Linux from scratch docs for example

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A. Mani

Thanks for the reply. Ill check out linux from scratch.

i havent heard of any distr allowing you to do this. gentoo is the one which is bent in this direction and might.

In Gentoo this is part of the installation - can't even do without.
But then again - this is not a typical installation as one from a live cd. The base Gentoo system is installed by building all of the system using a chrooted environment (can be done using almost any live cd).

Why don't you make your custom kernel, then replace the "normal" one by yours in the install media sources, then burn your custom install media?