Compiling kernel for another computer

Phenomic69 · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 56

I want to compile my kernel for my desktop for my slower laptop. Ive done it many times on my desktop for its own kernel but I am wondering If I can do one for my laptop. I don't really need to make modules for my laptop, i could put it all in the kernel. Can i just do make clean && make dep bzImage and then boot to bzImage on my laptop?

fishhead · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 3:05 am Post subject:

Yep, this is OK. Might want do something with your old kernel config so you can still have it arround. Otherwise, you'll be fine.

Phenomic69 · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 56

thanks

ronmon · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 3:43 am Post subject:

You may want to use a different source tree since some packages (i.e. ALSA) look at that. That way you can preserve your original configured and built source tree.

Also, if you want to make the modules and are using the same kernel version just move your current modules out of the way, do a make modules_install, move them over to the lappy and then move the originals back.

Kind of roundabout, but it will work as you don't try to load any modules while they are not where they belong.