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Several more questions about kernel compile?

From reading the Compiling a kernel for newbies, I have a few questions before I attempt to upgrade to 2.6.10.

1. I use Reiserfs, Do I have to do anything special before I upgrade the kernel. I read that on the 2.6.8 kernel, reiserfs must be enabled by default. Where is that done? or is not necessary for 2.6.10?

2. What makefile do I edit? Where is it?

3. After I have downloaded it, Where do I put the new kernel and uncompress it? /usr/src ?

4. I did the lilo.conf changes then did lilo, rebooted and I dont see the old version in the lilo boot menu, How can I fix this?

I know this might be asking a whole bunch but this is my first attempt at a kernel upgrade and dont have any idea what I am doing other than this post and several other websites I have found. Thanks for any help. :)

Just off the top of my head - Here is some of your answers:

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3. After I have downloaded it, Where do I put the new kernel and uncompress it? /usr/src ?

Yes. /usr/src/ . Then when you uncompress it, it will uncompress in /usr/src/linux-2.6.10
But you link (symbolically) /usr/src/linux to /usr/src/linux-2.6.10.

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4. I did the lilo.conf changes then did lilo, rebooted and I dont see the old version in the lilo boot menu, How can I fix this?

Here is how (part of my lilo.conf)

Code:

# Slackware 2.6.7 config begins

image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.7

  initrd = /boot/initrd.gz

  root = /dev/hda1

  label = Slack-2.6.7

  read-only

# Slackware 2.6.7 config ends

# Slackware 2.4.26 config begins

image = /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26

  root = /dev/hda1

  label = Slack-2.4.26

  read-only

# Slackware 2.4.26 config ends

I made the " image = " direct paths to the vmlinuz-version#. In some how-to's you will read
that 1 goes to 'vmlinuz' and the other to 'vmlinuz-old.version'. I did it this way to keep
it easy for myself.

I had a heck of a time getting a 2.6.x kernel working starting from scratch, so I just used the
2.6.7 off slack CD #2. :)

Hope that helps a little.
-tw

Thanks, that helped out. :)

hi,
to your Q.'s :

1) always compile in the filesystem you use ( so, not as a module )
you choose that when you configure the kernel ( i always use " make xconfig " )

2) if you want to edit the makefile ; you'll find it in the dir. : /<path>/linux-2.6.10
after you extracted the kernel-sources

3) extracting to /usr/src is ok. ( you could also take your home-dir or smth. else )
there's no need to make a link to it.

4) edit lilo.conf as shown above.

egag