How to rebuild kernel on Linux

Start X
>cd /usr/src/linux-2.4

>make mrproper
>make xconfig
Edit your prerences and save
>make dep;make clean;make bzImage
>make modules

>make module_install

Check you /boot directory see your Grub configuration file or /etc/lilo.conf

Backup current modules:
>cd /lib/modules
>mv 2.4.xx 2.4.xx-working

>cd /usr/src/linux-2.4

>make install

review your Grub or /etc/lilo.conf

Patch

Download the patch, uncompress, go to source directory

patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/file
or
patch -p1 -i /path/to/patch/file

Make a binary rpm kernel

make an .rpmmacros (note the dot (.)) file in your home directory containing this line:

code:

%debug_package %{null}

>make rpm