How to properly compile a kernel?

[Josef Wolf]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 07:43:30PM +0100, kenneth karlsen wrote:

Thanks for the answer, Kenneth!

> > This works so far, but it generates
> > linux-image-2.6.22.9-mykernel_myrev_i386 while the original kernel
                      ^^
> > was linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic_2.6.22-14.46_i386.  Notice the
                                            ^^^
> > differences in the version numbers?  Why is apt-get retrieving the
> > wrong version of the sources?  How do I get exactly the version which
> > was installed by apt?

>  From man make-kpkg:   make-kpkg [options] [target [target ...]]
> not target options.

Well, http://channel.debian.de/faq/ch-dpkgundco.html#s-makekpkg shows it
this way around.  I've tried both and the results are the same.

> Skip also make prepare, I have never used it.

Can this be the reason for the wrong version information?

> You want to read the section
> --append_to_version foo, in man make-kpkg.

Actually, I used "--append-to-version -mykernel", but it still don't
explain that ".9" is used instead of "-14".  After all, the package
advertises itself as "-14":

   root at vdr1:/usr/src# dpkg-query -W linux-source
   linux-source    2.6.22.14.21

Why does this package generate ".9"?

> You can check in your source that the modules your are building are 
> actually in your source, check --config menuconfig or --config xconfig 
> in make-kpkg.
> Regards Kenneth.

Some are, but others are not (e.g lirc).  They are in linux-ubuntu-modules