Handbook:X86/Blocks/Kernel/ko

For architectures, verify the 64-bit kernel option is unset/deactivated ( CONFIG_64BIT=N ), and then select the processor family as appropriate for the system's processor(s).

The processor family can be determined by reviewing output from the following two commands:

Compiling and installing
With the configuration now done, it is time to compile and install the kernel. Exit the configuration and start the compilation process:

When the kernel has finished compiling, copy the kernel image to. This is handled by the command:

This will copy the kernel image into together with the  file and the kernel configuration file.