1. cd /usr/src
2. wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.17.13.tar.gz
3. gunzip linux-2.6.17.13.tar.gz
4. tar xvf linux-2.6.17.13.tar
5. mv -f /usr/src/linux /usr/src/linux-old
6. ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.13 /usr/src/linux
7. cd linux
8. make mrproper			# prep for kernel assembly
9. make menuconfig			# launch configuration menu app
    (this part is very dependant upon your own hardware)
    (what is mentioned below are only changes beyond what is selected by default)

     Processor Type and Features  --->
	->Symmetric multi-processing support
	  (if you have multiple processors or a Dual-core or HT enabled)
	->High Memory Support
	  (if you have more than 900MB of System RAM move upto 4GB)
	->Timer frequency (1000 HZ)
	  (change to 1000Hz if using ztdummy for timer)
     Power management options (ACPI, APM)  --->
	->ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
	  (enable all down to Processor and thermal zone)
     Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)  --->
	->[*]   PCI Express support
	   (if using Sangoma PCI Express card)
     Networking  --->
	Amateur Radio support  --->
	  <*> Amateur Radio AX.25 Level 2 protocol
	  [*] AX.25 DAMA Slave support
	  <*> Amateur Radio NET/ROM protocol
	  <*> Amateur Radio X.25 PLP (Rose)
	    (all needed for new Digium Octasic drivers)
     Device Drivers  --->
	ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support  --->
	  <*> SCSI emulation support
	    (needed for SATA drives, also further down check chipset drivers)
	SCSI device support  --->
	  <*> RAID Transport Class
	    (needed if you are using a RAID)
	  SCSI low-level drivers  --->
	    <*> Serial ATA (SATA) support
	      (required if using SATA drives)
	    (if using a SCSI RAID card pick correct driver here)
	Multi-device support (RAID and LVM)  --->
	  (select proper RAID types if using Linux RAID)
	Network device support  --->
	  Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)  --->
	  Ethernet (1000 Mbit)  --->
	    (select proper drivers for the eype of network card you have)
	Character devices  --->
	  <*> Enhanced Real Time Clock Support
	    (double-check that this is enabled, very important)
	Real Time Clock  --->
	  <*> RTC class
	    (double-check that this is enabled, very important)
     File systems  --->
	<*> Ext3 journalling file system support
	  (important if using ext3 filesystem)
     Library routines  --->
	<*> CRC-CCITT functions
	<*> CRC16 functions
	<*> CRC32c (Castagnoli, et al) Cyclic Redundancy-Check
	  (important for new Digium Octasic drivers)
   EXIT AND SAVE YOUR CONFIGURATION

10. make clean				# clean up the kernel build areas
11. make bzImage			# create a kernel bzImage
12. make modules			# build the modules into the image
13. make modules_install		# install kernel modules
14. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-XXXX	# copy image
	(put whatever you want in XXXX, that is your new kernel name)
15. cp System.map /boot/System.map-XXXX	# copy system map
16. mv -f /boot/System.map /boot/System.map-orig
17. ln -s /boot/System.map-XXXX /boot/System.map	# symlink map
18. vi /etc/lilo.conf			# edit the lilo boot config file
	image=/boot/bzImage-XXXX	# add the new image in above-
	label=test-XXXX			#   the previous one
	root=/dev/hda1			# device of root partition
	read-only
19. /sbin/lilo				# run the lilo reload script
20. shutdown -r 0			# reboot machine and hope it worked