Some good references for compiling from source in debian are: http://myrddin.org/howto/debian-kernel-recompile.php http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch08s05.html.en http://www.e-aiyama.com/~toshi/Computer/Linux/KernelCompile.html

Sorry to reply to myself. That last link on the list probably isn't the best one to go off of.

Once I have my .config file created (going through the list takes the longest for me), I run the following script:

------- bin/kernel-compile ------- #!/bin/sh # usage: kernel-compile hostname version

ver=$2 host=$1

if [ ! $1 ] ; then host=`hostname` fi

if [ ! $2 ] ; then ver=0 fi

time nice fakeroot make-kpkg --append_to_version -`date +%Y%m%d` --revision=$host.$ver kernel_image modules_image

-------- end script -----

This nifty script adds the date (YYYYMMDD format), the hostname, and optionally a version number, because I usually only compile kernels once a month (or less often), and it usually takes several compiles before I get the kernel I like.

Jeremy

--- Jason Clinton [email protected] wrote:

On Tuesday 06 September 2005 5:34 pm, Jack wrote:

...

I've been trying to compile a specific kernel

module.

...

So far no luck. So now I'm compiling and

installing a

...

kernel from sources.

All because I want my scanner to work in debian.

Funny

...

it used to work out of the box in other distros,

but

...

in debian it is installing some funky wrong

module.

...

Granted it is a parallel port scanner.

All of the modules that come with stock kernels are included with the Debian kernel binaries. There should be no need to recompile. In the rare event that you need third party modules, the Debian package "module-assistant" does everything for you including setting up the build environment and installing the module.

Maybe, all the drivers that come with "stock" kernels are included. Unfortunately for me pt_drv isn't one of those drivers that come with "stock" kernels.

There is no pt_drv on my system, so I have to do as the sane manpage instructs and build it. I know how to load modules and how to find modules. I don't compile modules just for fun anymore. I'm past that point. Also, I've discovered after hours of f***ing with the debian sources that you need to install the "kernel tree" also in order to compile a kernel or modules. What kind of stupid crap is that? You've got packages for the kernel headers, the kernel sources and the kernel tree (whatever that is supposed to be). I've pulled down the latest kernel sources from Linus and am compiling from there.

[May the debian maintainers live an interesting life - from ancient chinese curse]

Thanks, Brian JD