"Patrick Welche" <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk> writes:

> Strictly, if you want to compile a kernel, you don't need to know how to
> program in C! In src/sys/arch/i386/conf are kernel configuration files. You
> probably want to
> cp GENERIC MYPC
> edit MYPC to suit your computer
> config MYPC
> cd ../compile/MYPC
> make depend && make
> This will create a file called netbsd which is the new custom kernel.


It is also useful to copy the custom kernel from the build point, to / , I
normally name the "newest custom" kernel something like /netbsd.test . 

Then at boot time run `boot wd0a:netbsd.test ` to see if the kernel is happy.

-Matt