objektif:
-menambah support terhadap sesuatu perkakasan misalnya bagi membenarkan kernel mencapai failsistem ntfs
Compile
1) download kernel baru “linux2.X.X.tar.gz”
2) mv linux2.X.X.tar.gz /usr/src/
3) tar xpvfz linux2.X.X.tar.gz
4) cd linux2.X.X
5) make mrproper
6) make xconfig
6) make dep
7) make clean make bzImage
9) make modules
10) make modules_install
11) cd arch/i386/boot dan cp bzImage /boot/vmlinuz
12) edit /etc/lilo.conf
13) run lilo yang sudah di editkan /sbin/lilo
14) Reboot / shutdown -r now
Patch
1. letak patch-2.4.x.tar.bz2 kat /usr/src/
2. bzcat patch-2.4.x.tar.bz2 | patch -p0
3. make menuconfig (make xconfig pun bleh gak)
4. Y(untuk include) N(exclude) M(modular)
5. make dep
6. make clean
7. make bzImage
8. make modules
9. cd /lib/modules/
10. delete folder yg ada nama kernel yg lama (folder tu sebenarnya modules yg telah dicompile dan bersedia utk digunakan). kalau tak delete pun tak mengapa, but then make sure backup it first …. (utk keselamatan)…
11. cd /usr/src/linux
12. make modules_install
13. cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /vmlinuz-new
14. cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map
15. edit /etc/lilo.conf
16. run lilo(jika guna grub, edit je grub)
17. reboot kernel baru dan lihat sekiranya ada error
Kenapa nak compile kernel?
1) Latest supported hardware
– contoh cam nakkan USB support, winmodem support, TV Tuner support, SMP support… dll
2) Cutting edge features
– contoh new Virtual Memory Management (VM), more networking features, iptables, dll…
3) Closing kernel vulnerabilities
– sebarang masalah kernel yg boleh ujudkan sistem vulnerabilitis perlu dibetulkan…
More disscussion? please refer here http://www.ittutor.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5796