[wplug] help updating a kernel

[Vanco, Don]

wplug-admin at wplug.org wrote:
> Hey folks,
> 
> Nothing like jumping right in, eh?
> 
> Well, turns out, to get the Centrino chip in this monster working I
> need a different kernel. 
> 
> Jonathan Billings kindly helped me get to the point of the compiling
> but, I'm now faced with never having updated a kernel this way.
> 
> Anyone have a few minutes time to walk me through what I need
> to do to
> update this so I can move on to testing the drivers that are looking
> for the newer kernel? 

What is it that you need that you cannot find in a pre-compiled binary?

Anyway - on RH:
up2date kernel-source

(download happens, install takes place)

cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
cp ./configs/config-template-that-mathches-your-architeture ./.config
make oldconfig
make xconfig
(select all desired values / options / etc) save, exit
(make clean    not reall required)
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
make install

Reboot.


Good luck
Don