-cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
-rpm -i kernel-headers*.rpm
-rpm -i kernel-sources*.rpm
-rpm -i bin86*.rpm
+bash$ su - root
+bash# cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
+bash# rpm -i kernel-headers*.rpm
+bash# rpm -i kernel-sources*.rpm
+bash# rpm -i dev86*.rpm
+bash# rpm -i bin86*.rpm
-(The bin86*.rpm is required only for OLDER Linux systems like redhat 5.x.
-Install the Intel assembler 'as86' command. Get from
-
-
-
@@ -193,32 +214,36 @@ You must re-run lilo even if entry 'myker' exists, everytime you create a new bz
-
-cd /usr/src/linux
-make xconfig
+bash# man startx
+bash# startx
+bash# cd /usr/src/linux
+bash# make xconfig
-The
-man lsmod
-man insmod
-man rmmod
-man depmod
-
+
+bash# man lsmod
+bash# man insmod
+bash# man rmmod
+bash# man depmod
+
-make dep
-make clean
+bash# make dep
+bash# make clean
-man less
-less /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/config.in
-
+bash# man less
+bash# less /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/config.in
Type 'h' for help and to navigate press i, j, k, l, h or arrow, page up/down keys.
+
- cd /usr/src/linux
- man nohup
- nohup make bzImage &
- tail nohup.out (.... to monitor the progress)
+ bash# cd /usr/src/linux
+ bash# man nohup
+ bash# nohup make bzImage &
+ bash# tail nohup.out (.... to monitor the progress)
This will put the kernel in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
- man tail
+ bash# man tail
-cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage.myker
-
-You must copy the new kernel image to /boot directory, otherwise the new kernel may not boot. And then read the manual page on lilo -
-
-man lilo
-man lilo.conf
+bash# cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage.myker
+bash# man lilo
+bash# man lilo.conf
And edit /etc/lilo.conf file and put these lines -
image=/boot/bzImage.myker
label=myker
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
You can check device name for 'root=' with the command -
- df /boot
+ bash# df /boot
-lilo ;
-lilo -q ;
+bash# lilo
+bash# lilo -q
You must re-run lilo even if entry 'myker' exists, everytime you create a new bzImage.
-rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/contrib/kernel-modules*.rpm ....(For old linux systems which do not have
-insmod pre-installed)
-man insmod
-insmod
+bash# rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/contrib/kernel-modules*.rpm
+....(For old linux systems which do not have insmod pre-installed)
+bash# man insmod
+bash# insmod
-cd /usr/src/linux
-make modules
-make install_modules
+bash# cd /usr/src/linux
+bash# make modules
+bash# make install_modules
-cd /usr/src/linux
-make bzdisk
+bash# cd /usr/src/linux
+bash# make bzdisk
+See also mkbootdisk -
+bash# rpm -i mkbootdisk*.rpm
+bash# man mkbootdisk
+This section is written by
+
+bash$ man sgml2latex
+bash$ sgml2latex filename.sgml
+bash$ man dvips
+bash$ dvips -o filename.ps filename.dvi
+bash$ distill filename.ps
+bash$ man ghostscript
+bash$ man ps2pdf
+bash$ ps2pdf input.ps output.pdf
+bash$ acroread output.pdf &
+
+Or you can use Ghostscript command