[kwlug-disc] [TLUG]: building a new kernel for ubuntu 10.04

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 12 May 2010, Lennart Sorensen wrote:

> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 05:09:29AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> >   quick and dirty wiki page for building a new kernel for ubuntu
> > 10.04:
> >
> > http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/New_kernel_on_Ubuntu_10.04
> >
> > let me know if i missed anything critical.
>
> How about missing out the making it into a .deb using make-kpkg.
> That seems like a major step to leave out.  make install and make
> module_install on the other hand should be left out of course.
> That would also take care of update-initramfs and update-grub for
> you, and it is trivial to uninstall and clean up later.
>
> Essentially your whole installation section is wrong and should be
> replaced with a make-kpkg and dpkg -i step.

   yes, i'm actually going to update that shortly.  i just started
with what i knew.

rday

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