7.1.1 Debian standard method

Watch out for bug reports on kernel-package, gcc, binutils, and modutils. Use new versions of them as needed.

Compiling a custom kernel from source under a Debian system requires special care. Use the new --append_to_version with make-kpkg to build multiple kernel-images.

     # apt-get install debhelper modutils kernel-package libncurses5-dev
     # apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18   # use latest version
     # apt-get install fakeroot
     # vi /etc/kernel-pkg.conf                # input name and email
     $ cd /usr/src                            # build directory
     $ tar --bzip2 -xvf kernel-source-2.4.18.tar.bz2
     $ cd kernel-source-2.4.18                # if this is your kernel source
     $ cp /boot/config-2.4.18-386 .config     # get current config as default
     $ make menuconfig                        # customize as one wishes
     $ make-kpkg clean                        # must run (per: man make-kpkg)
     $ fakeroot make-kpkg --append_to_version -486 --initrd \
             --revision=rev.01 kernel_image \
             modules_image # modules_image is for pcmcia-cs* etc.
     $ cd ..
     # dpkg -i kernel-image*.deb pcmcia-cs*.deb # install

make-kpkg kernel_image actually does make oldconfig and make dep. Do not use --initrd if initrd is not used.

If one wants to use modules from pcmcia-cs or non of the modules from kernel pcmcia source, one should select "General setup" —> "PCMCIA/CardBus support" in make menuconfig dialogue and set the configuration to "< > PCMCIA/CardBus support" (i.e., uncheck the box).

On an SMP machine, set CONCURRENCY_LEVEL according to kernel-pkg.conf(5).