Re: [tlug] Upgrading the kernel...?

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Botond" == Botond Botyanszki <tlug@example.com> writes:

    Botond> make-kpkg will only work with kernel/module source
    Botond> packages from the distribution.

That's simply not true, I have six or so years of experience to the
contrary.

There are basically two hurdles to get over or around to use
non-distro sources:

1.  You need to put external modules in the right place (ie, as
    siblings of the linux directory).  The only thing I ever did this
    with was pcmcia, so I can't give much advice on that.

2.  You need to learn how to deal with the config process, but that's
    generally easy if you've got old distro sources and it's a micro
    or nano upgrade: just copy the old .config into the linux
    directory and use --config=old.


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