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                Download kernel source, linux-2.6.x.tar.bz2 from www.kernel.org 
 tar xvjpf linux-2.6.x.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/
 
 ln -sf /usr/src/linux-2.6.x /usr/src/linux
 
 1 - "cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.x"
 
 2 - "make mrproper"
 
 3 - "cp /boot/config ./.config" (please notice the .'s carefully, there is no
 .config in /boot and the file config will be useless to your kernel...it needs
 to be .config)
 
 4 - "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" or "make gconfig" -whichever you prefer,
 (I like gconfig because its a snazzy gui that has little notes on the options and
 tells you what they mean and if you might want them or not)
 
 5 - now change the options you want to change
 
 6 - exit and it will save the config. (or hit save and exit in gconfig)
 
 7 - "make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install" - the && means that
 the previous command must finish successfully before going on with the next.
 
 Once this completes you you will have bzImage in
 /usr/src/linux-2.6.x/arch/i386/boot and in /usr/src/linux-2.6.x/ you
 will have System.map.
 
 8 - "cp /usr/src/linux-2.6.x/System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.x
 9 - "cp /usr/src/linux-2.6.x/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.6.x
 
 now in Vectorlinux /boot/System.map is a symlink which points to a real
 system.map file, if you ls -al System.map you will see that it point to
 your old System.map
 
 10 - "rm System.map" removing the symlink
 
 11 - "ln -sf /boot/System.map-2.6.x System.map" which replaces it.
 
 now we need to edit /etc/lilo.conf with your favorite editor...
 if you're afraid of vi then you can always "nedit /etc/lilo.conf"
 but I prefer vi.
 You should have an entry that looks "something" like this:
 
 
 image=/boot/vmlinuz
 label=linux
 root=/dev/hda2
 read-only
 
 12 - copy all four lines and paste them with a one line break below the
 original.
 
 13 - in the new entry you just made to /etc/lilo.conf change the line image=/boot/vmlinuz to
 image=/boot/bzImage-2.6.x. Also change label=linux to label=linux-2.6.x. Save and quit.
 
 Be sure that you have TWO similar paragraphs, one starting with line
 image=/boot/vmlinuz and another beginning with the line
 image=/boot/bzImage-2.6.x, this way you will have a "backup kernel" in case this
 one borks.
 
 14 - as root run "lilo"
 15 - cross your fingers, reboot.
 16 - enjoy your new kernel
 
 ***Common Problem*** often you reboot to a black screen, and it appears nothing is happening, you will even think your computer is broken it is NOT!
 This is a framebuffer problem that is being worked on right now, just reboot again and at lilo prompt instead of Linux-2.6.x, highlight linux-2.6.x and append "vga=normal' then
 enter. Or you can just type linux-2.6.x vga=normal at the lilo prompt and you should be home free.
 
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