How to Build Different Gumstix Kernels
If you use Gumstix to power your small devices with Linux, you might need to reconfigure the kernel to interact properly with your device. Gumstix includes the necessary resources to reconfigure the kernel and rebuild it from the command line. The exact instructions for building different kernels depend on your current kernel and what changes you want to make. However, the general steps are identical.
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Instructions
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Open the command line.
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Type "bitbake linux-omap3-2.6.32-r51" and press "Enter" to build the default kernel. If you use a different kernel than "linux-omap3-2.6.32-r51," enter that information instead. Omit beginning and ending quotes here and throughout.
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Type "bitbake -c menuconfig linux-omap3-2.6.32-r51" and press "Enter" to open the kernel configuration menu. Make the changes that you need, save them and close the menu.
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Type "cp ${OVEROTOP}/tmp/work/overo-angstrom-linux/gnueabi/linux-omap3-2.6.32-r51/git/.config \ ${OVEROTOP}/Path/to/Directory/for/New/Kernel" and press "Enter." Replace the path for the new kernel with the correct information for your system.
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Type "bitbake -c clean linux-omap3-2.6.32-r51" and press "Enter."
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Type "bitbake linux-omap3-2.6.32-r51" and press "Enter" to build the new kernel.
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Type "bitbake omap3-console-image" and press "Enter" to install modules correctly. The new kernel is ready to install.
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