master-algorithms-py/other_resources/eudyptula-challenge-solutions/bt3/task_02/instructions.md

1. Clone Linus’ repo and read Installing the kernel source:

$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

2. Generate .config and add CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y

$ make localmodconfig

3. Get an openssl header error, install lots of dev libraries

$ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libjpeg8-dev zlib1g-dev

4. Make! (It takes ~ 30 min)

$ make

5. Make module, install, add to grub

$ make modules
$ sudo make modules_install 
$ sudo make install 
$ update-grub

6. Reboot machine. For ubuntu: press shift to get grub menu

Profit!

Some tips:

• List of kernel addresses sorted in ascending order, from which it is simple to find the function that contains the offending address:

$ nm vmlinux | sort | less 

Send

make && make modules && make modules_install && make install