What exactly you want to do? If you just want to learn linux, I'd recommend you to try installing Gentoo (<a href="http://www.gentoo.org">www.gentoo.org</a>) using its Handbook: <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/</a><div>
<br><div><div>I believe it is a valuable step-by-step basic guide on how to install gnu/linux and understand how it works (not only the kernel, but the entire system) from scratch.</div><div><br></div><div>--Henrique Rodrigues<br>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent"><span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt">Building a </span><font>install-able </font><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-SIZE:10pt">build for linux Kernel, that is it.</span></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-SIZE:10pt">I have done these:</div>
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</div><div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-SIZE:10pt">$ make ARCH=x86 defconfig <<<This is incorrect you need to give a defconfig file name example for arm the configs are in </div></div></div></div></div>
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</div><div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-SIZE:10pt">The kernel is built (for all processor types along with multiprocessor support as well), vmlinux.iso and bzimage.iso is there, the libraries are built, modules need to be configured though with grub/ lilo. Will get Lilo installed or a grub creator (what do I use for this?). << I use grub because on giving make modules_install install the grub gets updated automatically</div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-SIZE:10pt"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent;FONT-SIZE:10pt">/boot, /kernel, /library, /.... are there. I do not have /bin, /usr, /etc folders in this. Am I missing something or will that be built during the process.<<<<< You are compiling a kernel the /kernel, /boot are part of your kernel source code directory and /usr, /etc ,/bin are part of the file system</span><br>
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