1. Log on as Root (or become SU)
2. cd /usr/src/linux
3. make config
   

       alternately,
       make menuconfig
       make xconfig
   

4. make dep
5. make clean
6. make zImage

       alternately,
       make bzImage
       make zlilo
   

7. Above step should take only a few minutes with a fast CPU
8. If you are building a modular kernel

       make modules
       make modules_install
   

9. Copy new kernel image to /boot set symbolic link to vmlinuz
10. /sbin/lilo