build a rpm kernel package[reference]

1. install the essential tools

　　command:　　su -c 'yum install rpmdevtools yum-utils'

2. Downloading the Kernel

　　command:　　wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.38.2.tar.bz2
3. Unpacking the file.

　　command:　　tar -xjvf linux-2.6.38.2.tar.bz2

4. change in to work directory.

　　command:　　cd linux-2.6.38.2

5. Preparing the Kernel

　　command:　　make mrproper

4.Configuring the Kernel

　　command:　　make config|make menuconfig|make xconfig|make gconfig select one from previous.

5.Creating a RPM

　　 command:　　make help | grep rpm

　　　　　　　　　　The output should be something like : rpm - Build a kernel as an RPM package

　　　　　　　　　　　　If the output contains rpm , then type:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　make rpm
　　　　　　　　　　　　
If the output contains rpm-pkg or rpm and rpm-pkg, then type:　　 make rpm-pkg

When it is ready it returns you something like:

Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.38.2.src.rpm

Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-2.6.38.2.i386.rpm

6.Installing the kernel

　　command:　　rpm -ihv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/kernel-2.6.38.2.i386.rpm

7. Configuring GRUB

　　command:　　new-kernel-pkg --mkinitrd --depmod --install 2.6.38.2

can be used to configure Grub

8.Final step

reboot your system and choose the new kernel in the grub menu.

write at home Thu Mar31,00:07 AM by Haria