CompleteNewbiesClickHere for some ideas on how to get started.

Put your kernel hacking stuff here and let's help each other learn about the kernel.[[BR]]

 * ["Drivers"][[BR]]
 * ["Testing"][[BR]]
 * KernelPorts[[BR]]
 * PowerManagement[[BR]]
 * KernelBooks
 * ["Tools"] to edit/navigate/hack the kernel source

The pre-2.6 kernel mustfix and shouldfix bug lists:
 * MustFix26
 * ShouldFix26



[http://www.kernelhacking.org/docs/kernelhacking-HOWTO/index.html kernel hacking HOWTO][[BR]]
[http://markov.ucsd.edu/~movellan/tips/LinuxCompileKernel.pdf Compiling the Linux kernel] (as  [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:markov.ucsd.edu/~movellan/tips/LinuxCompileKernel.pdf html]) or [http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=443 Compiling the Linux Kernel][[BR]]
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mkkernel/ mkkernel] helps beginners.[[BR]]
[http://everythinglinux.org/unfry/unfry_content.html testing new kernels] and recovering...[[BR]]
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/user-modelinux/ User Mode Linux] ([http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-04/user_mode_01.html description]) allows test kernels to be run under Linux. See also NavigatingTheSources[[BR]]
[http://www.sysinternals.com/linux/utilities/filemon.shtml filemon] to display file system activities in real-time[[BR]]
[http://www.linux-sxs.org/upgrading/migration26.html Migrating to kernel 2.6],
[http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6][[BR]]
[http://lwn.net/Articles/39901/ What to expect with Linux 2.5] (if you get /null appended to the URL, go back & try again (a few times if necessary))[[BR]]
[http://kernelnewbies.org/wiki/moin.cgi/Karthick 2.4 Kernel Internals (Incomplete)][[BR]]
[http://edge.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html Requirements before upgrading 2.2 to 2.4][[BR]]

Kernel source archives and CVSweb.

At [http://lxr.linux.no/source/ Cross-Referencing Linux Source] you can view various kernel versions.

(An archive of all kernel versions was
[http://www.memalpha.cx/Linux/Kernel/ here].)