Compiling and Installing Compiled Kernel

Question

Hi everyone, today i followed the "Kernel Compilation From Source" (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ke … rom_Source) ArchWiki to compile a kernel downloaded from kernel.org. And i use the second method to compile and install with makepkg.
When the compilation is done, it can't be installed because the name of the file.
I know i must specify a new name for the new linux image and the System.map to have two or more kernels installed. But "where" in the PKGBUILD i must change the name of the files???
I'm using the PKGBUILD from the wiki:
pkgname=kernel26-my
basekernel=2.6.32.8
pkgver=2.6.32.8
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="The Linux Kernel and modules"
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
license=('GPL')
url="http://www.kernel.org"
depends=('module-init-tools' 'mkinitcpio')
provides=(kernel26)
install=kernel26.install
build() {
LOCAL_VERSION="$(grep "CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=" $startdir/.config | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)"/\1/')"
cd ..
make || return 1
mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/{lib/modules,boot}
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$startdir/pkg modules_install || return 1
# There's no separation of firmware depending on kernel version -
# comment this line if you intend on using the built kernel exclusively,
# otherwise there'll be file conflicts with the existing kernel
rm -rf $startdir/pkg/lib/firmware
install -Dm644 "System.map" "$startdir/pkg/boot/System.map26$LOCAL_VERSION"
install -Dm644 "arch/x86/boot/bzImage" "$startdir/pkg/boot/vmlinuz26$LOCAL_VERSION"
# Change the version strings in kernel26.install
sed -i \
-e "s/KERNEL_VERSION=.*/KERNEL_VERSION=\"$basekernel\"/" \
-e "s/LOCAL_VERSION=.*/LOCAL_VERSION=\"$LOCAL_VERSION\"/" \
$startdir/kernel26.install
And also the kernel26.install
KERNEL_VERSION="2.6.32.8"
LOCAL_VERSION="-MINE"
post_install () {
echo ">>> Updating module dependencies..."
/sbin/depmod -A -v ${KERNEL_VERSION}${LOCAL_VERSION}
echo ">>> Creating initial ramdisk..."
mkinitcpio -k "${KERNEL_VERSION}${LOCAL_VERSION}" -g "/boot/kernel26${LOCAL_VERSION}.img"
post_upgrade() {
echo ">>> Updating module dependencies..."
/sbin/depmod -A -v ${KERNEL_VERSION}${LOCAL_VERSION}
echo ">>> Creating initial ramdisk..."
mkinitcpio -k "${KERNEL_VERSION}${LOCAL_VERSION}" -g "/boot/kernel26${LOCAL_VERSION}.img"
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by Hyugga (2010-11-11 02:48:14)

Answer 1

When installing the kernel there is some problem when the "mkinitcpio" is running: sd_mod error.
I can install and boot the kernel afterwards but when i get to kdm, the keyboard and the touchpad/mouse doesn't work.
I double checked the .config file and i have enabled the keyboard and the mouse options.
What can i do?
Thanks...