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8) Compiling kernel

1)   cp linux-2.4.something.tar.gz /usr/src

2)   cd /usr/src

3)   tar xvzf linux-2.4.something.tar.gz

4)   cd linux

5)   make menuconfig (and after it runs, to configure the right settings)

6)   make clean dep modules modules_install bzImage (and wait for it to finish)

7)   cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.something

8)   cp ./arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.something (and that's the real kernel)

9)   Edit /etc/lilo.conf  to add entry for your new Kernel. Make sure to leave the old (and working) kernel as the default at least after you finished testing the new one. Their size is small, and if you keep the old ones, you can always revert to them.

10)                      /sbin/lilo

11)                      Reboot and choose the new kernel. See that the system is loading ok.

Anyhow, for accurate data about it, read the README and the relevant documentation in the Kernel tree. It will supply all required data about how and what.