um i have 2.6.15.1
and i cant find the lines of code ur talking about in the guide

use this guide: slackersbible.org/node/42

yeah but it says put the kernel in the /usr/src directory but i see folders ..am i surpoes to put the kernel in the folders?

when you download the kernel, just put the .tgz in /usr/src then follow the rest of the instructions.

what ahh well ok no specific folder

upgrading from 2.6.15 to 2.6.15.1 helped solve some usb problems.

I downloaded the newest kernel and cant find the code hes talking about. Also it says create a link but he doesnt say which..

Folder = directory
So, copy the kernel file to /usr/src/
I would recommend to read up on the basics before you start to compile your own kernel.
Cheers, Leon.

to make it easier just use this: http://www.slackersbible.org/node/42

1. extract the kernel with 'tar -zxvf linux-2.6.X.tar.gz'
2. change to the /usr/src directory, then run a 'rm linux && ln -s linux-2.6.X linux' in the console
3. change to the linux-2.6.X directory with 'cd linux'
4. run 'make menuconfig' or 'make xconfig' in the console then set up all your options
5. run 'make && make modules_install' in the console
6. run 'cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.X' and 'cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.X' and 'cp .config /boot/config-2.6.X' in the console
7. change to the boot directory with 'cd /boot'
8. run 'rm System.map vmlinuz config' in console
9. run 'ln -s vmlinuz-2.6.X vmlinuz' and 'ln -s System.map-2.6.X System.map' and 'ln -s config-2.6.X config' in console
10. run 'lilo' in console

**remember to replace 2.6.X with your version**

And sure enough, following those directions to the letter resulted in a delightful "Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs" error on the next boot.

Since I am using ext3 and did not configure the filesystem as a module, my best guess is that the lilo.conf needed some additional editing. Is getting only a "*" response after running Lilo normal?

not sure what a "*" response is, but you might wanna do a "lilo -v" instead of a "lilo" in order to get more verbose output...

Ah, never mind, I thought I had messed up the path in the bootloader, but the problem turned out to be that I needed to specify my drive controller more accurately in the kernel configuration ( support for SATA controllers of course had to be buried deeply within SCSI devices for some reason ).

I have a problem, after compiling kernel 2.6.13 on Slackware 10.2, my keyboard do not work???
My "boot" goes just fine,and when it gives me login prompt,I can't use keyboard.

Great guide! I've been doing what's decribed in stages 2-4 (without knowing this guide existed until now) for a while now and things work great!

One thing I recently learned is if upgrading from one 2.6.x kernel to a newer one, if you copy the .config file from the previous kernel build to the new kernel directory simply running "make bzImage" will result in being prompted for any new options in the new kernel you might want to set or not. Neat.

Running 2.6.15.5 on my Slack box at home now.

Peace...

Okay. I've got a serious question here. When I pick "oldoption" and the machine asks me all the questions, can I just hold enter? Or is that a bad idea?