On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 16:50:48 +0000, Sharino wrote:

> Can anybody direct me to a how to site on update the kernel, I found the
> steps on rebuilding the current kernel but no on how to change it to
> 2.6.6. I did a fresh install of Slack 9.1 and would like to change the
> kernel. Do I need the patch of 2.6.6 or the source to accomplish this? TIA

I just built a 2.6.6 kernel last night, so it's fresh in my mind.
1) Get the kernel src from kernel.org.
2) The src package has excellent instructions, especially see the
Documentation directory.
3) I did a make defconfig, then modified the resulting config for my
hardware.
4) There are some changes you'll need to make to your 9.1 Slackware
configuration. For example, you won't need the hdc=ide-scsi line in
lilo.conf. That means you'll need to change the /dev/cdrom link as well.
There are other changes as well, but nothing major. Google is your friend.

hth