Slackware 12.2 - Upgrade to kernel 2.6.32.5
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Public domain
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### Download & Extract

    cd /usr/src/
    wget -c http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.32.5.tar.bz2 
    tar jxf linux-2.6.32.5.tar.bz2
    ln -sfn linux-2.6.32.5 linux
    cd linux
    make localmodconfig

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### make menuconfig

        Virtualization  --->
          <M>   Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support
            <M>     KVM for Intel processors support
            <M>     KVM for AMD processors support
          <M>   Linux hypervisor example code
          <M>   PCI driver for virtio devices (EXPERIMENTAL)
          <M>   Virtio balloon driver (EXPERIMENTAL)
        Device Drivers  --->
          [*] Block devices  --->
            <M>   Virtio block driver (EXPERIMENTAL)
          [*] Network device support  ---> 
            <M>   Universal TUN/TAP device driver support
            <M>   Virtio network driver (EXPERIMENTAL)
          Character devices  --->
            <M> Virtio console
            <M>   VirtIO Random Number Generator support
        -*- Networking support  --->
          <M>   Plan 9 Resource Sharing Support (9P2000) (Experimental)  --->
            <M>   9P Virtio Transport (Experimental)

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### Installation

    make all && make modules_install
    /bin/cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.5
    /bin/cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.32.5
    /bin/cp .config /boot/config-2.6.32.5

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### /etc/lilo.conf
    .
    .
    default = S122-2.6.32.5
    .
    .
    image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.5
      root = /dev/sda7
      label = S122-2.6.32.5
      read-only

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### Bootloader

    lilo
    reboot

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_BY: Pejman Moghadam_  
_TAG: kernel_  
_DATE: 2010-01-24 23:55:41_