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Ok, Im on Mandrake 10 OE with the vanilla kernel, right now im compiling kernel 2.6.6. But im not quite sure what to do after I compile it.. Any suggestions would be great

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attempting to compile your own kernel for an RPM-based distro can be a very dangerous thing. have you checked to see if there are any updated kernel RPM's instead of taking this route?

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yeah there are new kernel rpms, i think.. but i want to modify or tweak some of the things in this one, which i've already done, its still compiling..

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well, i intend to keep the old kernel incase this one messes up, its finished compiling. how do i install this.. note- i probably need step by step instructions. the kernel is currently compiled in my home directory: /home/richard/linux-2.6.7

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I compile and install the vanilla kernel w/ only the supermount patch on mandrake all the time. No biggy. What is specific to mandrake or rpms?

 

 

either do;

make install

or

http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=4595

cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-VERSION

cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-VERSION

cp /usr/src/linux/.config /boot/config-VERSION

 

mkinitrd /boot/initrd-KERNEL-VERSION.img KERNEL-VERSION

follow the rest/edit the bootloader etc....

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