stupid question: custom kernel-deb for gutsy?!

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 16:22 +0100, Kristian Rink wrote:
> Folks;
> 
> currently (for reasons I don't want to outline here), I am once again
> into building a custom kernel for one of our Ubuntu machines. Haven't
> done so in a while, so I searched the web for some explanations on what
> is "the ubuntu way" in gutsy to do that. Especially (as this machine is
> a notebook), I want to have the bootsplash and all these things right
> in place even with a new kernel. 
> 
> So far I found:
> 
> - ... a bunch of tutorials relying upon make-kpkg, which seems missing
> on my system, and "kernel-package" (which obviously is to provide this
> very command) is "not found" as well in my gutsy repository.
> 
> 
> - ... a bunch of other tutorials relying upon "fakeroot
> debian/rules ..." in the kernel tree. Unfortunately, even while
> installing linux-source-whatever.deb including "Ubuntu patches", the
> debian/ folder is empty. 
> 
> So, I am kinda lost. :) Can anyone provide me with an idea how to
> 
> (a) get kernel-package / make-kpkg installed on gutsy, or
> (b) get meaningful stuff to "debian/" to use this way, or
> (c) follow any other way to get a sane, stable kernel?
> 
> Thanks and best,
> Kristian
> 
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> 
I am not one who builds custom kernels, but a quick check on the ubuntu
wiki got this reference:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile

This tells where to find make-kpkp:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelCustomBuild

I hope this helps you out. I have no other answers except to search the
user-list archives, since this has been discussed before:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users

good luck,
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Charlie Kravetz 
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