compiling a kernel

[gwpritch]

Can a kernel be compiled on one system then installed via network on another with a similar (though not identical hardware configuration?

[Whipping Boy]

Yeah...just be sure it's configured according to the hardware configuration of the TARGET machine and not the one it's being compiled on.

[Strike]

You will also have to move the compiled modules over as well.

[mdwatts]

You will need to copy over the new kernel (bzImage) and also the modules in /lib/modules/<new kernel> unless you built everything into the kernel (monolithic) and then you would just need the new kernel.

[gwpritch]

thanks all