User`s manual

Installation Guide 35
Build the kernel.
1. Build the kernel to generate a new image file bzImage.
# make bzImage
2. Build the configured loadable modules in order to load
them when needed.
# make modules
# make modules_install
Run the kernel
1. Copy the new image file and the System.map to /boot
directory.
# cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/
vmlinuz-2.6.9
# cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-
2.6.9
# cd /boot
# rm -f System.map
# ln -s System.map-2.6.9 System.map
# mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9.img 2.6.9
2. Append the following lines to /boot/grub/grub.conf file:
title Red Hat Linux (2.6.9)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9 ro devfs=mount root=/dev/
hda2
initrd /initrd-2.6.9.img
Note: /dev/hda2 is where your Linux root directory locates.
3. Install module initialization tool:
X This tool is used for install drivers under 2.6.9;
X Download module-init-tools-3.0.tar.gz from web site
X #tar zxvf module-init-tools-3.0.tar.gz
X Install this tool step by step according to README for this
tool;
X Be sure to execute the command "make moveold";
4. Install devfsd:
X Download devfsd-v1.3.25.tar.gz
#tar zxvf devfsd-v1.3.25.tar.gz