Making a new Kernel

• Get the kernel tarball (e.g. linux-2.4.7.tar.bz2) from ftp.kernel.org or a mirror

• cd /usr/src

• if linux is a link type

  rm -f linux

  - otherwise type

  mv linux linux-kernel.version.number

• tar xvjf /path/to/bzipped/tarball/linux-2.4.7.tar.bz2

• mv linux linux-2.4.7

• ln -s linux-2.4.7 linux

• cd linux

• make mrproper

• make menuconfig

  or

  make xconfig

• go through the menus and configure your kernel in the way you like (or have to)
• save the configuration and exit

• make dep

• make bzImage

• make modules

• make modules_install

• cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7

• ln -sf /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7 /boot/vmlinuz