Translations:Kernel/Gentoo Kernel Configuration Guide/87/en

The process of compiling and installing kernels is outside the scope of this document; refer to the Kernel Upgrade Guide for general guidance. In short, the process to get a modified kernel is the following: 1) configure, 2) compile, 3) mount (if not already mounted), 4) copy new kernel image to, 5) Make sure the bootloader will reference the new kernel, 6) reboot. If one of those final stages has been missed, then the changes will not properly take effect.