Compile kernel on fast machine, install on 486

[frozen.flame]

My 486 doesn't really have the speed or room to compile a linux kernel.

- Can I compile a kernel on my desktop, then just move it over to my 486?

- Do I need to use NFS, or can I just copy files over after they're compiled?

- Has anybody done this before, and what do I need to copy over?

Thanks, as a slim kernel is always nice instead of what "they" give you.

[quandary]

You can do that with the Debian kernel-package tool.

[ronmon]

Yep, you need the kernel itself (bzImage), System.map and the entire modules tree. Put the image and System.map in /boot (named appropriately) and the modules live in /lib/modules/2.4.x (your version).