Compile your own kernel

Get kernel-source-x.x.x package. It might contains several patches not available on standard kernel, but required by many new machines. (Such as UDMA IDEs).

extract kernel source
```
cd /usr/src
tar xvfI kernel-source-2.x.x.tar.bz2
  or
tar xvfZ kernel-source-2.x.x.tar.gz
```
then make symlink from /usr/src/kernel-source-2.x.x to /usr/src/linux
copy stock configuration from /boot/config-2.x.x to /usr/src/linux/.config
make oldconfig
make menuconfig or make xconfig
change kernel version to indicate your own attempt, edit /usr/src/linux/Makefile, add something on EXTRAVERSION= line. This will avoid overwriting Debian's kernel.
make dep
make bzImage modules modules_install
copy from /usr/src/linux to /boot:
arch/i386/boot/bzImage -> /boot/vmlinuz-2.x.x-{$EXTRAVERSION} replace {$EXTRAVERSION} with string you put on previous step
.config -> /boot/config-2.x.x-{$EXTRAVERSION}

edit /etc/lilo.conf, add new section such as:

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.x.x-{$EXTRAVERSION}
	label=test
	read-only

on the bottom

run /sbin/lilo
pray, and reboot
press [CTRL] right after LILO prompt (must be done quickly, or LILO will use previous kernel), then select your new label.

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