Kernel Patching and Configuration

Download a new kernel and patches, for example linux-2.6.24.tar.bz2, patch-2.6.24.1.bz2

Unpack and patch the kernel

cd /usr/src
tar -xjf linux-2.6.24.tar.bz2
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.24 /usr/src/linux
cd  /usr/src/linux
bzip2 -d patch-2.6.24.1.bz2
patch -p1 < patch-2.6.24.1

Kernel configuration:

make config

make menuconfig

make xconfig

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