How to properly compile a kernel?

[Wolf Canis]

Oliver Grawert wrote:
> hi,
> On Mo, 2008-01-14 at 18:18 +0100, Josef Wolf wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to compile the kernel on my Gutsy box by myself.
>>     
> did you have a look at the documentation from the kernel team how to do
> it with an ubuntu kernel ?
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile
>   
And there other sites too, but non of these are really working, because
Cononical don't want that. You have to use they stock kernel.
All these documentations are incomplete.

They have split the kernel in several packages:
kernel-image, kernel-modules, restricted-modules

If you use the method "apt-get source ..." you will see that you basically
have to rewrite debian/rules and the same game with restricted-modules and
so on. The method to use the git-repository is nothing better.

I think it would be easier if you use a kernel from kernel.org and if you
have hardware which needs a proprietary driver, download these sources
from the vendor or where ever they resides.

I use Linux since approximately 15 years and I compiled a lot kernels build
hole systems, but this theatre with the Ubuntu kernel is simply annoying.

There are other distributions, have a look.

http://www.distrowatch.com

> ciao
> 	oli
>   
W. Canis

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