Here the basics of compling and installing the kernel will be presented. This is not to be construed as the definitive guide, but a brief overview of how to re-compile and install a new kernel for your system. The attached appendix is comprised of the most important sections of the Kernel-HOWTO and is included as a slightly better reference.

I. The Kernel Source Tree and Documentation
 

A. The source tree
 
1. /usr/src/linux
B. The documentation tree
 
1. /usr/src/linux/Documentation

A. rpm -ivh ftp://linux/linux/current/i386/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-source-2.0.35-2.i386.rpm

A. After installing the kernel-source RPM package, cd to /usr/src/linux
 
1. Method 1 - make xconfig
 
a. Good to use if you have an X window session running at 800x600 or higher. Clicking on the "Help" button gives pretty good details on the option selected.
2. Method 2 - make menuconfig
 
a. Good for console interface, or if you don't have X installed, or can't get any higher than 800x600 resolution.

b. Navigation is via the arrow keys. The help button gives the same details on the options that the Help button does in xmenuconfig.

3. Method 3 - make config
 
a. Rudimentary text interface, no way to go back and undo things. It does provide help by entering "?" at the prompt.