What is with these retards that just troll through the comments and try to bury every comment that's posted by someone with the least bit of knowledge about the actual internal workings of Linux? There are so many places to find out how to compile your own kernel it's not even funny. Go to any distro-board and they've probably answered this question at least a dozen times.Again, not news. Not even interesting or original in the least.
"When you have the new kernel working you might want to reinstall the proprietary drivers for your graphic card. Have a look at "Hoary 5.04 Customization Tips & Tricks" section of Ubuntu Forum for the instructions."Why do you have to reinstall the proprietary drivers? Why can't you customize the kernel with the proprietary drivers? Thanks.
Dugg. Linux-based OS's can be a hairy experience for a newbie, especially one that's been raised on Windows. And, as someone here already mentioned, a lot of distros out there tend to be "one size fits all"; I mean, what the hell do I care about using reiserfs if ext2 does the trick for me? Besides, "rolling your own" distro is a damned effective way to learn about Linux-based systems - I've only started and I have learned more in one day than in 6 months of screwing around with live CD's.BTW, Ubuntu isn't the only (or first) ones teaching people to brew their own OS's; our good friends at www.linuxfromscratch.org/ have written a really detailed (but easily understandable) step-by-step online book about the subject. Even some Linux "veterans" can learn from that site.
This is a great howto. I have spent many an hour compiling kernels from various sites all over the web. This howto is clean, and well covered. I used this post when compiling my kernel for openmosix clusters.
Oy, the blind leading the blind! He says to figure out your CPU with uname, but that will always give you i386 since that's what the default Ubuntu kernel is compiled for. It's a small thing, but it's such a simple mistake that it makes me wonder how much experience this guide's author actually has.The initrd Ubuntu-specific stuff was well done, however. It's hard to write a good guide for kernel compilation without giving too much information or pandering to the completely ignorant.In any case, it's a welcome change from that craptastic fake McDonalds story from last week.
xafanMar 6, 2006
What is with these retards that just troll through the comments and try to bury every comment that's posted by someone with the least bit of knowledge about the actual internal workings of Linux? There are so many places to find out how to compile your own kernel it's not even funny. Go to any distro-board and they've probably answered this question at least a dozen times.Again, not news. Not even interesting or original in the least.
edoubleMar 6, 2006
"When you have the new kernel working you might want to reinstall the proprietary drivers for your graphic card. Have a look at "Hoary 5.04 Customization Tips & Tricks" section of Ubuntu Forum for the instructions."Why do you have to reinstall the proprietary drivers? Why can't you customize the kernel with the proprietary drivers? Thanks.
tech10171968Mar 6, 2006
Dugg. Linux-based OS's can be a hairy experience for a newbie, especially one that's been raised on Windows. And, as someone here already mentioned, a lot of distros out there tend to be "one size fits all"; I mean, what the hell do I care about using reiserfs if ext2 does the trick for me? Besides, "rolling your own" distro is a damned effective way to learn about Linux-based systems - I've only started and I have learned more in one day than in 6 months of screwing around with live CD's.BTW, Ubuntu isn't the only (or first) ones teaching people to brew their own OS's; our good friends at www.linuxfromscratch.org/ have written a really detailed (but easily understandable) step-by-step online book about the subject. Even some Linux "veterans" can learn from that site.
encryptzMar 6, 2006
This is a great howto. I have spent many an hour compiling kernels from various sites all over the web. This howto is clean, and well covered. I used this post when compiling my kernel for openmosix clusters.
hammyMar 7, 2006
Oy, the blind leading the blind! He says to figure out your CPU with uname, but that will always give you i386 since that's what the default Ubuntu kernel is compiled for. It's a small thing, but it's such a simple mistake that it makes me wonder how much experience this guide's author actually has.The initrd Ubuntu-specific stuff was well done, however. It's hard to write a good guide for kernel compilation without giving too much information or pandering to the completely ignorant.In any case, it's a welcome change from that craptastic fake McDonalds story from last week.