How to compile a kernel for Ubuntu Jaunty – Revised

As of Ubuntu Jaunty’s kernel 2.6.28-15.49 the kernel developers have made changes to the kernel source. The changes have such a big impact on how to compile a kernel for Ubuntu Jaunty that I had to revise my previous article. Lots ot the text in this article will look extremely similar to my previous article, but there are some big changes. If you already got the kernel source using git you will have to read my article on how to update the kernel sources to the latest version at my article Ubuntu Jaunty kernel sources changes.
Lets get started with creating our own custom kernel for Ubuntu Jaunty from scratch.
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