Simple steps to compile or build a linux kernel

Below are the simple steps to compile or build a linux kernel (i have used fedora 10 version 2.6.35

Step1: Copy the kernel source to /usr/src directory
           cp linux-2.6.35.tar.bz2 /usr/src
           cd /usr/src
           tar -xvj linux-2.6.35.tar.bz2
          Now the bz2 file got extracted under /usr/src/linux-2.6.35 directory

Step2: cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.35
Step3: make menuconfig - select the required components/kernel features that would like to compile. the output of this step will be a config file.
Step4: make bzImage
Step5: make modules
Step6: make modules_install
Step7: mkinitrd initrd-2.6.35 2.6.35
Step8: copy the kernal to /boot
          cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinux-2.6.35
Step9: Edit the boot loader  vi /etc/grub.conf
Step10: Reboot the system

Now you should select the new kernel in the Boot Menu if your kernel is not default one in the grub.conf