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By which I mean, what compiler flags, options and configs should I look out for, such that my kernel will actually succesfully run? I am talking about QEMU without KVM as the platform.
2023-07-11 · 4 months ago
Hi! If you're thinking about compiling a custom Linux kernel, the two most popular options are Gentoo and LFS (Linux From Scratch). There are walkthroughs available on https for both of these options.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Gentoo_Kernel_Configuration_Guide
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
However, if you just want to play around with Linux I would recommend choosing a distro flavor that you like and not worrying about compiling a custom kernel, which is a very complex process! Your choice though.
back when I used to do it, there was a TUI (actually even a GUI in GTK) which would configure everything including flags and so on.
gentoo is the popular distro for that. Have fun im sure it will be a blast 💀
I'd recommend getting to know your hardware before doing this. Otherwise you simply wouldn't understand the options....i but feel free to experiment....i remember creating quite a few broken kernels before i managed to make one that worked. Also as @gyaradong mentions there used to be a nice curses TUI to set the options, look for it
2023-08-20 · 2 months ago