Compile kernel

[Tim Childers]

Whate does make clean make bzImage do ?

Can we skip doing this step when we complie the kernal?

[Rich Simms]

Both those steps are necessary to build a kernel.

You may find this link helpful (I sure did):

[url]http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html#DOWNLOAD-SOURCE[/url]

Also, check 28.5 in the textbook which gives a good overview.

- Rich