AUTHOR: zippo zippo752001@comcast.net or #lfs-support
DATE: 2004-01-25
LICENSE: GNU General Public License
SYNOPSIS: Build LFS with the 2.6.* kernel
Primary URL: zippo01.ath.cx
DESCRIPTION: This is a most wonder How-to for LFS users that want the new 2.6.0
Kernel from build. If you want it but don't want the hassile just build
it with the 2.4.* kernel and upgrade to the 2.6.0 kernel. 

PREREQUISITES:

First you will need a few different things.
The kernel: www.kernel.org

Nice clean headers: Here you can make our own or use the ones on my
http."they might or might not be up todate".

http://zippo01.ath.cx/glibc-kernheaders.tar.bz2

To make them: 

get: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/SRPMS
you will need the glibc-kernheaders-* file. 
get: http://www.iagora.com/~espel/rpm2cpio 
run: perl rpm2cpio glib* > glibc-kernelheaders.tmp //converts the
src.rpm to a cpio
Then run: cpio -d -i < ./glibc-kernelheaders.tmp //makes it into a nice bz2
file
All you will need is the glibc-kernelheaders.tar.bz2 file

Modules-utils: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/

thats all you will need.

HINT:

Chapter 5 -- Installing 2.6 kernel
Use "make include/asm" instead of "make symlinks"

Chapter 6 -- Installing 2.6 kernel
	make mrproper &&
	make include/linux/version.h &&
        make include/asm &&
        mkdir /usr/src/glibcheaders &&
        cp -HR include/asm /usr/src/glibcheaders &&
        cp -R include/asm-generic /usr/src/glibcheaders &&
        cp -R include/linux /usr/src/glibcheaders &&
        touch /usr/src/glibcheaders/linux/autoconf.h

Chapter 6 -- Installing Glibc
Use this to configure the Glibc
	../glibc-2.3.2/configure --prefix=/usr \
	--disable-profile --enable-add-ons \
	--libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-headers=/usr/src/glibcheaders

Chapter 6 -- Installing sanitized kernel headers
After you install the glibc you should do this.
	tar jxvf glibc-kernelheaders.tar.bz2
	cd usr/include
	***NOTE*** if your arch is something other then i386 then you
should change the next line to fit. EX. asm-ppc, to see all possible
ones just ls. :-p	
	cp -R asm-i386 /usr/include/asm    
	cp -R linux /usr/include

Chapter 6 -- Installing Modutils
Instead of Modutils we will use Module-init-tools
	./configure --prefix=/
	make
	make install

Chapter 8 -- Makeing the Kernel:
With 2.6.* The kernel build is somewhat different. 
	cd /usr/src #this is where i put my kernel source, so should you
	tar -jxvf /path/to/soutce/linux-2.6.X.tar.bz2
	cd linux-2.6.X
	make mrproper
	make menuconfig
	make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc bzImage
	make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules
	make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules_install		
	make mandocs
	cp -a Documentation/man /usr/share/man/man9
	cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel260
	cp System.map /boot

Other then that Follow the book.

Acknowledgements: J_MAN!!!	

CHANGELOG:

	3/24/04 0.0.3
		*fixed link for headers
		*added kernel how-to
	1/27/04 0.0.2
		*fixed format
		*added how-to for different arches

	1/25/04 0.0.1