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Linux Kernel Source 0.99.8
The to build the kernel, first place the source code in /usr/src
and untar it. You probably want to remove your old source
tree first. If you have never installed a kernel source tree
previously, you will want to change to /usr/include and do the
following:
ln -sf /usr/src/linux/include/asm asm
ln -sf /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux
The symbolic links which you created will insure that your
include directory is up-to-date.
After you have un-archived the new source tree,
change to /usr/src/linux and edit the Makefile. You may
may want to comment out the line about SVGA mode. If you
are in North America you will want to comment out the line
for the Finnish keyboard and un-comment the line for the
US keyboard. After you have edited the Makefile, type
'make config' and answer the questions about how you'd like
to build your kernel.
After you are done answering the configuration script, you
may type 'make dep'. If this finishes successfully, type
'make clean'. Now you must chose if you want to make a
bootable floppy. If so, insert a formatted diskette into
your A drive and type 'make disk'. If you just want to
make the image without putting it on the floppy, then
type 'make Image'. This will create an image which can
be manually transferred to a floppy or used with Lilo.
On a 386dx-25 with 8 megs of memory it will take the
compiler about 30 minutes to build the kernel.
Also included are the utility files for the Xia file system.
The Xia file system is a reliable replacement for the standard
Linux file system. The Xia file system supports 255 character
file names and partitions up to 2 Gigabytes. It supports all
the characteristics of a Unix file system as outlined in
Maurice Bach's "Design of the Unix Operating System". The
advanced user may also want to check out the enclosed Xia
'mkboot' routines which will allow booting Linux directly
from your hard drive.