compile kernel

sharapchi · 05-01-2005, 05:43 PM

Hello friends,

I want to compile kernel but, i don't have any idea about hardwares. There is a lot of hardware to know so, i don't know which ones are needed to compile and modular, and if kernel will be so big then gives me error that kernel is big.. please help me.

Komakino · 05-01-2005, 05:51 PM

The kernel you build will be specific to your system, so without knowing exactly what hardware you have (IO controllers, chipsets, graphics cards, network cards, hard disks, what filesystems you use) we can't tell you what you need to include.

If you're getting errors that the kernel is too big and you've been doing 'make zImage', try using 'make bzImage' instead.

foo_bar_foo · 05-01-2005, 11:34 PM

a good newby place to start is with the .config for your distributions stock kernel