Requirements

gcc 2.6.3 or newer (preferably 2.7.2 or newer)
Kernel source unpacked in /usr/src/linux
• From one of many FTP sites, including:
  • ftp.cc.monash.edu.au
    /pub/linux/kernel
  • sunsite.anu.edu.au
    /pub/linux/kernel
  • ftp.kernel.org
    /pub/linux/kernel
• From Red Hat's kernel-source and kernel-headers packages
Disk space:
• ~6MB compressed kernel source
• ~24MB when uncompressed
• ~6MB extra to compile