Procedure for compiling kernel ------------------------------ cd /usr/src ln -s linux-2.4.0 linux <- Make link before unpacking so it doesn't overwrite old one tar -xzvf linux-2.4.0-test11.tar.gz <- Use 'z' (gunzip) option to save disk space cd linux make xconfig make dep; make clean make bzImage make modules make modules-install cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.4 ... edit /etc/lilo.conf to include bzImage-2.4 ... /sbin/lilo rm linux ln -s linux-2.2.16 linux <- reset back to original version so old headers can be used by system