Workshop 1

Workshop Goals

  • Download Librairies
  • Config Kernel
  • Compliation Kernel

Initial Step

  • Create a folder in which you gonna save the source code.

  • Download linux version

wget linux-510.11.tar.xz
  • to start configuration
make config
  • to use default config
make defconfig
  • to open config go to folder/compressed source code
gedit .config

Install biblio ncurses

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
  • access to interface of the config (easier)
make menuconfig

  • or use graphical interface (better)

  • first install bib

sudo apt-get sintall qt4-dev-tools
  • seond command
sudo apt-get install g++
  • finally open the graphical interface
make xconfig
  • do your config and good job!

Compile Code

  • TO Compile ur code write this command
make
  • there will be new file created in urdirectory/linux-version/arch/x86-64/boot

will be called bzImage (l’image frere)

  • Install kernel and required modules
sudo make modules_install

sudo make install

this will create the files containing the kernel in the /boot repo and the files of the modules in repo specific of the kernel version in /lib/modules

START THE MACHINE?

  • we need initial system file for RAM, go to boot
cd boot/
  • update bootloader grub to add the start menu
sudo update-grub2
  • reboot!!
sudo reboot

You are well set!!

The screen should launch, click advanced for ubunto and pick the version you installed which is for my case the linux-5.10.11

Well done!

Move Ahead to the second workshop