Compile kernel on debian

• debian:~# apt-get install kernel-package libncurses5-dev

• wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.20.tar.gz

• debian:~# cd /usr/src/
  debian:/usr/src# tar xzf /root/linux-2.4.20.tar.gz
  debian:/usr/src# ls -la
  total 2
  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root           80 Jun 12 12:00 .
  drwxr-xr-x   14 root     root          360 Jun 12 12:00 ..
  drwxr-xr-x   14 573      573           536 Nov 29  2002 linux-2.4.20

• debian:/usr/src# mv linux-2.4.20 linux-2.4.20-mh9
  debian:/usr/src# cd linux-2.4.20-mh9
  debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# zcat /root/patch-2.4.20-mh9.gz | patch -p1
  patching file Documentation/Configure.help
  patching file Makefile
  patching file arch/sparc64/kernel/ioctl32.c
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/Config.in
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/Makefile
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/btuart_cs.c
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.c
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.h
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_h4.c
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_h4.h
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_usb.c
  patching file drivers/bluetooth/hci_usb.h
  patching file drivers/char/pcmcia/serial_cs.c
  patching file drivers/char/serial.c
  patching file drivers/usb/Config.in
  patching file include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
  patching file include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
  patching file include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
  patching file include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
  patching file include/net/bluetooth/rfcomm.h
  patching file include/pcmcia/ciscode.h
  patching file net/bluetooth/Config.in
  patching file net/bluetooth/Makefile
  patching file net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/bnep/Config.in
  patching file net/bluetooth/bnep/Makefile
  patching file net/bluetooth/bnep/bnep.h
  patching file net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/bnep/netdev.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/rfcomm/Config.in
  patching file net/bluetooth/rfcomm/Makefile
  patching file net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/rfcomm/crc.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/rfcomm/tty.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/sco.c
  patching file net/bluetooth/syms.c

• debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# cp /root/config-2.4.20 .config
  debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# make oldconfig
  rm -f include/asm
  ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
  /bin/sh scripts/Configure -d arch/i386/config.in
  #
  # Using defaults found in .config
  #
  .
  .
  .
  
  *** End of Linux kernel configuration.
  *** Check the top-level Makefile for additional configuration.
  *** Next, you must run "make dep".
  
  debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# make-kpkg kernel-image
  .
  .
  .

• debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# cd ..
  debian:/usr/src# ls -la
  total 3534
  drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          144 Jun 13 12:00 .
  drwxr-xr-x   14 root     root          360 Jun 12 12:00 ..
  -rw-r--r--    1 root     root      3612714 Jun 11 12:42 kernel-image-2.4.20-mh9_10.00.Custom_i386.deb
  drwxr-xr-x   15 573      573           856 Jun 11 12:42 linux-2.4.20-mh9
  debian:/usr/src# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.20-mh9_10.00.Custom_i386.deb
  Selecting previously deselected package kernel-image-2.4.20-mh9.
  (Reading database ... 80275 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking kernel-image-2.4.20-mh9 (from kernel-image-2.4.20-mh9_10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
  Setting up kernel-image-2.4.20-mh9 (10.00.Custom) ...
  A new kernel image has been installed, and usually that means
  that some action has to be taken to make sure that the new
  kernel image is used next time the machine boots. Usually,
  this entails running a "bootloader" like SILO, loadlin, LILO,
  ELILO, QUIK, VMELILO, ZIPL, or booting from a floppy.   (Some
  boot loader, like grub, for example, do not need to be run on
  each new image install, so please ignore this if you are using
  such a boot loader).
  
  A new kernel image has been installed. at /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-mh9
   (Size: 761kB)
  
  Symbolic links, unless otherwise specified, can be found in /
  
  LILO sets up your system to boot Linux directly from your hard
  disk, without the need for booting from a boot floppy.
  
  WARNING
  If you are keeping another operating system or another version
  of Linux on a separate disk partition, you should not have LILO
  install a boot block now. Wait until you read the LILO documentation.
  That is because installing a boot block now might make the other
  system un-bootable. If you only want to run this version of Linux,
  go ahead and install the boot block here. If it does not work, you
  can still boot this system from a boot floppy.
  
  Would you like to create a boot floppy now? [No] No
  You already have a LILO configuration in /etc/lilo.conf
  Install a boot block using the existing /etc/lilo.conf? [Yes] Yes
  Testing lilo.conf ...
  Testing successful.
  Installing the partition boot sector...
  Installation successful.

• SRC : http://www.holtmann.org/linux/kernel/debian.html
  
  debian:/usr/src#
  
  debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9#
  debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9#
  debian:/usr/src#