Kernel Compile Guide 
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Notes: ROOT access necessary

http://www.kernel.org/mirrors/

mv linux-2.6.0.tar.gz /usr/src
cd /usr/src
tar -zxvf linux-2.6.0.tar.gz
rm /usr/src/linux

make oldconfig .config | make mrproper &&  make menuconfig


(For 2.4 kernel)
make dep && make bzImage modules modules_install

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.4.25-gentoo
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.25-gentoo
cp .config /boot/config-2.4.25-gentoo


(For 2.6 kernel)
make && make modules_install

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.8-r1-gentoo
cp .config /boot/config-2.6.8-r1-gentoo


vim /etc/lilo.conf
/sbin/lilo

Known issues
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- to prevent the "blank screen" enable

# Graphics support
#
CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
#
# Console display driver support
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_PCI_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y

- kernel panic enable

# correct filesytem e.g. reiserfs 
# correct IDE/SATA/SCSI drivers 
# /dev file system support (for Gentoo users)
# partition type Windows LDM , PC Bios (if partition table created using windows | msdos)


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Michal Goceliak (C) 2004