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Changing and Compiling the Kernel


The Kernel is placed in the /sys/i386/conf directory once you have modified the file, we need to do the following steps.


Step 1
Being we are compiling a custom Kernel, we are going to nickname the Kernel name to be ``hellokitty", NOTE: the Kernel is located in :
/sys/i386/conf

Step 2
Logged in as Root, type the following line.
/usr/sbin/config hellokitty

Step 3
Once step 2 is completed and take you back to a prompt, type this line to start the compiling process.
cd ../../compile/hellokitty

Step 4
Now we need to do make depend
make depend

Step 5
Well we are almost done, the kernel has been compiled, we now to to make it. So, type the following
make

Step 6
This is the final Step, Type :
make install
once this process has been completed, Type the following to reboot your machine to make all the above changes take affect.
shutdown -r now