Installing new kernel

English Install/Boot/Login
1

Hi everyone,

I’m a CS student and would like to experiment installing new kernel on my own (i.e. build, configure…). I already tried this on my Ubuntu installation but it caused ‘kernel panic’ error.

Before I try my new experiment on openSuSe I’d like to know if there are any SuSe-specific steps I need to follow or if the following standard approach is sufficient:

  • run ‘make defconfig’ with new kernel source
  • run ‘make menuconfig’ and configure Device Drivers for Dell support
  • build the kernel with 64-bit support

My question is: will this kernel installation approach work on openSUSE or should I try some other methods like using ‘git’ command? (I’d prefer conventional approach, if at all possible, as it’s distribution independent).

Thank you,
Victor.

2

I used How to forge when I started building kernels for Ubuntu.
Never tried one for openSUSE, But here is the howto anyway.
Warning: not for the faint of heart!!!
How To Compile A Kernel - The SuSE Way | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

3

You might ask these questions in the Development forum.

4

Check out by bash script compiler I talk about in message #62 below:

S.A.K.C. - SUSE Automated Kernel Compiler - Version 2.00 - Page 7

Thank You,

5

Hi friends,

Thank you very much for your replies. I have decided not to tinker with my SuSe installation - it’s too important for me to break it - and the conventional way I tried to install kernel isn’t guaranteed to work anyways.

Lot’s of useful information, thank you.
Victor.

6

You can have more then one kernel. If the new one doe not work boot to the good one