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
>
>
This is what I do.

1. Log in as root
2. Download the full kernel source code from
www.kernel.org. The current stable kernel at this time is 2.6.2.
I downloaded the full kernel source code file
linux-2.6.2.tar.bz2 this was downloaded into the /root
directory
3. To avoid possible drama, I never unpack the new
kernel source in the /usr/src. Since I am logged in as root, I
will proceed with unpacking the source in my /root dir. I use
the following command
* bzip2 -cd linux-2.6.2.tar.bz2 | tar -xvf -
This will unpack everything into /root/linux-2.6.2/
4. cd /usr/src/linux & then
* make mrproper this cleans-up old kernel
stuff
5. When compiling the kernel all output files will per
default be stored together with the kernel source code. Using
the option "make O=output/dir" allows you to specify an alternate
place for the output files (including .config). I like this
option. Since my kernel source code is in /root/linux-2.6.2, I
will save my output files to /root/build/kernel. I believe an
added bonus to this option is the next time I run "make mrproper"
in my new /root/linux-2.6.2 kernel source, I believe my .config
file will remain safely in /root/build/kernel for future purposes
I don't want to f-things up, so I make the dir tree
/root/build/kernel in advance. Note: if the O=output/dir is
used, it must be used with each make command.
6. cd /root/linux-2.6.2
7. make O=/root/build/kernel menuconfig
* This starts a menu driven utility to help
config the kernel
8. make O=/root/build/kernel
9. make O=/root/build/kernel bzImage
10. make O=/root/build/kernel modules_install
11. cp /root/build/kernel/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot
12. cd /boot
13. mv vmlinuz vmlinuz.old
14. vi /etc/lilo.conf (need to edit lilo for new
kernel, and add an entry for the old 2.4.22 kernel)

#Linux bootable partition config starts
#this will load the new kernel 2.6.2
image = /boot/bzImage
root = /dev/hda3
label = slackware
read-only

#old back-up stock 2.4.22 kernel - old
faithful
image = /boot/vmlinuz.old
root = /dev/hda3
label = slack2422
read-only

# End Config File


15. lilo **don't forget this command **
16. reboot


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