HOW TO EDIT THE LINUX KERNEL

[ozioma]

PLEASE HOW CAN I EDIT THE LINUX KERNEL WHAT ARE THE COMMANDS



THANKS
OZIOMA

[dalek]

Never did it but you have to edit the source code then compile the kernel.

Why do you want to do that?  

[dragoncity99]

Go here, hope it helps u

http://www.recompile.org/index.php?page=qdkernel.htm

[neo]

Well to recompile the kernel go in the directory where the kernel source is installed ie. /usr/src/linux <ver>
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make menuconfignow ull get a menu like structure then choose ur config and save and exit
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make bzImagethis will compile the kernel
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make modulesthen type

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make modules_installtype

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make installfor installing the new compiled kernell

[dalek]

neo's instructions work for the 2.4 kernels.  2.6 kernel are a bit different.  There are actually fewer commands for the compile.  The config works for both 2.4 and 2.6 kernel.

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