Translations:Handbook:Alpha/Blocks/Kernel/46/en

With the kernel source tree installed, it's now time to compile the kernel by using our genkernel script to automatically build a kernel. genkernel works by configuring a kernel nearly identically to the way our installation CD kernel is configured. This means that when genkernel is used to build a kernel, the system will generally detect all available hardware at boot-time, just like our installation CD does. Because genkernel doesn't require any manual kernel configuration, it is an ideal solution for those users who may not be comfortable compiling their own kernels.