Comments on: Creating a Debian Kernel Package for v2.6.26 http://www.doctort.org/adam/nerd-notes/creating-a-debian-kernel-package-for-v2626.html Maker of Finest Quality Digital Things Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:58:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: adam http://www.doctort.org/adam/nerd-notes/creating-a-debian-kernel-package-for-v2626.html/comment-page-1#comment-14291 adam Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:54:26 +0000 http://www.doctort.org/adam/?p=317#comment-14291 No idea, sorry. No idea, sorry.

]]> By: Jakob http://www.doctort.org/adam/nerd-notes/creating-a-debian-kernel-package-for-v2626.html/comment-page-1#comment-14278 Jakob Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:57:19 +0000 http://www.doctort.org/adam/?p=317#comment-14278 Is it possible to build the kernel with the "debuild" or the "dpkg-buildpackage" or inside "pbuilder" with the "standard" debian/rules mechanism? Is it possible to build the kernel with the “debuild” or the “dpkg-buildpackage” or inside “pbuilder” with the “standard” debian/rules mechanism?

]]> By: Ben http://www.doctort.org/adam/nerd-notes/creating-a-debian-kernel-package-for-v2626.html/comment-page-1#comment-14277 Ben Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:00:12 +0000 http://www.doctort.org/adam/?p=317#comment-14277 I don't know if it is documented in the kernel, but it seems to me to be a little known fact that 'make menuconfig' requires libncurses5-dev as you have rightly mentioned here, because the kernel compiles its configuration tool just before you invoke it, which is pretty neat. On the kernel config file: recent kernels have the option to stow away in the kernel image the .config file they were built with; if it's there, just do a 'zcat /proc/config.gz > .config' and never misplace a kernel config ever again. Also, if you don't have a problem with using a kernel.org kernel, the 'ketchup' tool is really nice for automagic kernel downloading and quick incremental updating. I don’t know if it is documented in the kernel, but it seems to me to be a little known fact that ‘make menuconfig’ requires libncurses5-dev as you have rightly mentioned here, because the kernel compiles its configuration tool just before you invoke it, which is pretty neat.

On the kernel config file: recent kernels have the option to stow away in the kernel image the .config file they were built with; if it’s there, just do a ‘zcat /proc/config.gz > .config’ and never misplace a kernel config ever again.

Also, if you don’t have a problem with using a kernel.org kernel, the ‘ketchup’ tool is really nice for automagic kernel downloading and quick incremental updating.

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