[Debian Testing] Custom Kernel Compiling.

[Raiju]

I been trying all day to compile a kernel i downloaded from http://www.kernel.org/ (2.6.32.8 )

Following this help thread viewtopic.php?t=4468
When i invoke make xconfig i'm just kinda lost at that point. Not really sure what to do, so i just save it as is and then compile/install.
when i try to boot the kernel, a kernel panic happens saying it can't not mount the root partition.
So i am sure i am missing a step with the xconfig part but not sure what.

[shadowking]

Try make menuconfig

The official debian handbook has enough info:

http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.or ... rg-package


BTW: Theres too many howtos - Its getting confusing IMO

[Raiju]

Thank you. that worked like a charm

nvidia driver setup was complaining about the current gcc version is 4.4 but the kernel was compiled with gcc 4.3

[nadir]

When i invoke make xconfig i'm just kinda lost at that point. Not really sure what to do, so i just save it as is and then compile/install.

as adviced here i do at minimum this (from the make menuconfig menu).
1)enable the block layer-> IO-schedulers -> default IO-scheduler and set it to "deadline"
2) processor type and features -> timer frequency and set it to 1000Hz
3)processor type and features -> preemption-model and set it to "desktop"

if i got time:
a / lets you search for a pattern, a ? tells you what a module does. often it says
"if you have never heard it before in your live you don't need it"
or
"enabling this is in general a very good idea" "you need this for sure"
those recommendations i follow.

with ? i check especially under "networking support" , "filesystems" and "kernel hacking" for stuff i don't need for sure.

[sir fer]

Thank you. that worked like a charm

nvidia driver setup was complaining about the current gcc version is 4.4 but the kernel was compiled with gcc 4.3

Are you using the drivers from NVIDIA?

From memory you can ignore this and continue. No need to get involved in kernel compiling.

[Raiju]

When i invoke make xconfig i'm just kinda lost at that point. Not really sure what to do, so i just save it as is and then compile/install.

as adviced here i do at minimum this (from the make menuconfig menu).
1)enable the block layer-> IO-schedulers -> default IO-scheduler and set it to "deadline"
2) processor type and features -> timer frequency and set it to 1000Hz
3)processor type and features -> preemption-model and set it to "desktop"

if i got time:
a / lets you search for a pattern, a ? tells you what a module does. often it says
"if you have never heard it before in your live you don't need it"
or
"enabling this is in general a very good idea" "you need this for sure"
those recommendations i follow.

with ? i check especially under "networking support" , "filesystems" and "kernel hacking" for stuff i don't need for sure.

Thank you for the tip

Thank you. that worked like a charm

nvidia driver setup was complaining about the current gcc version is 4.4 but the kernel was compiled with gcc 4.3

Are you using the drivers from NVIDIA?

From memory you can ignore this and continue. No need to get involved in kernel compiling.

yes i am; i noticed you could do that, but i didn't know if that would cause problems in the future.