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Materials you'll need, and tips for configuring and compiling the kernel
Summary: In this first of a two-part series, learn about system and
environment requirements, the best ways to acquire Linux® source code,
how to configure and boot your new kernel, and how to use the
printk function to print messages during
bootup.
Date: 20 Jul 2005
Level: Introductory
PDF: A4 and Letter (67 KB | 21 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®
Activity: 21431 views
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Lina Mårtensson is pursuing a M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Contact Lina at linam@tyst.nu.
Val Henson works for the Linux Technology Center at IBM. She has more than five years experience working on the Linux and Solaris operating systems, including a year as a maintainer of part of the PowerPC Linux kernel tree. Contact Val at val@nmt.edu.
