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Thank you very much... I have read several of the HOW TO's, so I have a small idea to start
with; I realized I was starting in the wrong place right after I posted.

But, thanks for condensing everything [mostly] I need to know!!

On 25 Mar 99 22:08:54 GMT, drf03@uow.edu.au (Daniel Robert Franklin) wrote:

>cfreet@eatel.net (Christian D Freet) writes:
>
>>I have read about reconfiguring the kernel, and I wish to do so.  BUT, I can't figure out how
>>to use the "make xconfig" or "make menuconfig" commands... when used, I get a message saying
>>"no rule defined [etc.]"
>
>Make sure you have everything installed as per the kernel source.
>Essentially, this includes:
>
>1) The kernel source (e.g.
>mirror.aarnet.edu.au/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.4.tar.gz) This gets
>uncompressed into /usr/src:
>
>cd /usr/src ; tar zxvf linux-2.2.4.tar.gz
>
>2) A functional C compiler (gcc 2.7.2.3 is usually recommnended)
>
>3) Binutils version 2.8.1.0.23 or later (ld -v will tell you)
>
>4) bin86 tools (as86 and ld86 for making the bootsector).
>
>5) A recent version of GNU make.
>
>Basically just read /usr/src/linux/README and /usr/src/linux/Documentation
>and make sure you have all the required bits and pieces. Then just cd
>/usr/src/linux and type make menuconfig, selecting the stuff you want.
>Exit & save, then type make dep ; make zImage. Copy the file
>/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage to /vmlinuz, rerun lilo, and you're
>basically done! Reboot and you should have a new kernel.
>
>If this is the first time you've ever tried this, I would suggest reading
>the relevant HOWTOs several times *first*.
>
>- Daniel