1. cd /usr/src
2. wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.17.13.tar.gz
3. gunzip linux-2.6.17.13.tar.gz
4. tar xvf linux-2.6.17.13.tar
5. mv -f /usr/src/linux /usr/src/linux-old
6. ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.13 /usr/src/linux
7. cd linux
8. make mrproper # prep for kernel assembly
9. make menuconfig # launch configuration menu app
(this part is very dependant upon your own hardware)
(what is mentioned below are only changes beyond what is selected by default)
Processor Type and Features --->
->Symmetric multi-processing support
(if you have multiple processors or a Dual-core or HT enabled)
->High Memory Support
(if you have more than 900MB of System RAM move upto 4GB)
->Timer frequency (1000 HZ)
(change to 1000Hz if using ztdummy for timer)
Power management options (ACPI, APM) --->
->ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
(enable all down to Processor and thermal zone)
Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA) --->
->[*] PCI Express support
(if using Sangoma PCI Express card)
Networking --->
Amateur Radio support --->
<*> Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2 protocol
[*] AX.25 DAMA Slave support
<*> Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol
<*> Amateur Radio X.25 PLP (Rose)
(all needed for new Digium Octasic drivers)
Device Drivers --->
ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support --->
<*> SCSI emulation support
(needed for SATA drives, also further down check chipset drivers)
SCSI device support --->
<*> RAID Transport Class
(needed if you are using a RAID)
SCSI low-level drivers --->
<*> Serial ATA (SATA) support
(required if using SATA drives)
(if using a SCSI RAID card pick correct driver here)
Multi-device support (RAID and LVM) --->
(select proper RAID types if using Linux RAID)
Network device support --->
Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) --->
Ethernet (1000 Mbit) --->
(select proper drivers for the eype of network card you have)
Character devices --->
<*> Enhanced Real Time Clock Support
(double-check that this is enabled, very important)
Real Time Clock --->
<*> RTC class
(double-check that this is enabled, very important)
File systems --->
<*> Ext3 journalling file system support
(important if using ext3 filesystem)
Library routines --->
<*> CRC-CCITT functions
<*> CRC16 functions
<*> CRC32c (Castagnoli, et al) Cyclic Redundancy-Check
(important for new Digium Octasic drivers)
EXIT AND SAVE YOUR CONFIGURATION
10. make clean # clean up the kernel build areas
11. make bzImage # create a kernel bzImage
12. make modules # build the modules into the image
13. make modules_install # install kernel modules
14. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-XXXX # copy image
(put whatever you want in XXXX, that is your new kernel name)
15. cp System.map /boot/System.map-XXXX # copy system map
16. mv -f /boot/System.map /boot/System.map-orig
17. ln -s /boot/System.map-XXXX /boot/System.map # symlink map
18. vi /etc/lilo.conf # edit the lilo boot config file
image=/boot/bzImage-XXXX # add the new image in above-
label=test-XXXX # the previous one
root=/dev/hda1 # device of root partition
read-only
19. /sbin/lilo # run the lilo reload script
20. shutdown -r 0 # reboot machine and hope it worked