i have never compiled a kernel, this is my first time i am doing it, please help me step by step i wanted my kernel to be compiled in such a manner that it should support 32 bit with all available features.
my first step is

wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kerne...2.6.28.tar.bz2

please explain me what should i do next.

Take a look at
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compil...kernel-26.html

wew i am already watching this page, but previously when i tried to do it i left my pc unbootable. i am not sure which options to select once i reach, make menuconfig

for that, you need to know all the hardware of your computer, in order to make the right choices.
Was the computer unbootable with the new kernel or...
Make sure to change lilo or grub in order to boot from the old kernel in case the new kernel doesn't work.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in <Linux-Kernel> and has been moved at the OPs request to help the thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

yes the machine was left unbootable with the new kernel, i don't use grub.conf i use to mount everything manually once the pc starts, let me do it again, if i don't know or stuck somewhere i will ask.
thanks.

its asking me
Choose SLAB allocator
> 1. SLAB (SLAB)
2. SLUB (Unqueued Allocator) (SLUB) (NEW)
choice[1-2?]:

which one to select ?

Normally you would just press enter to take the default; in this case, 1.

* Processor type and features
*
Tickless System (Dynamic Ticks) (NO_HZ) [N/y/?] (NEW)

this machine is Quad Core Q6600. with 2 GB ram.

High Resolution Timer Support (HIGH_RES_TIMERS) [N/y/?] (NEW)
Symmetric multi-processing support (SMP) [Y/n/?]
Enable MPS table (X86_MPPARSE) [Y/n/?]
Subarchitecture Type
1. PC-compatible (X86_PC)
2. AMD Elan (X86_ELAN)
> 3. Generic architecture (X86_GENERICARCH)
choice[1-3]:
NUMAQ (IBM/Sequent) (X86_NUMAQ) [N/y/?] n
Summit/EXA (IBM x440) (X86_SUMMIT) [N/y/?] n
Support for Unisys ES7000 IA32 series (X86_ES7000) [N/y/?]
Support for big SMP systems with more than 8 CPUs (X86_BIGSMP) [N/y/?] n
RDC R-321x SoC (X86_RDC321X) [N/y/?] (NEW)
Single-depth WCHAN output (SCHED_NO_NO_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER) [Y/n/?] (NEW)

Check for low memory corruption (X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION) [N/y/?] (NEW)

Reserve low 64K of RAM on AMI/Phoenix BIOSen (X86_RESERVE_LOW_64K) [Y/n/?] (NEW)

MTRR cleanup support (MTRR_SANITIZER) [Y/n/?] (NEW)

x86 PAT support (X86_PAT) [N/y/?] (NEW)

Enable seccomp to safely compute untrusted bytecode (SECCOMP) [N/y/?] n
Timer frequency
1. 100 HZ (HZ_100)
2. 250 HZ (HZ_250)
3. 300 HZ (HZ_300) (NEW)
> 4. 1000 HZ (HZ_1000)
choice[1-4?]:

Physical address where the kernel is loaded (PHYSICAL_START) [0x100000] (NEW)
Build a relocatable kernel (EXPERIMENTAL) (RELOCATABLE) [Y/n/?] y
Alignment value to which kernel should be aligned (PHYSICAL_ALIGN) [0x400000] 0x400000
Support for hot-pluggable CPUs (HOTPLUG_CPU) [Y/?]
Compat VDSO support (COMPAT_VDSO) [N/y/?]
Built-in kernel command line (CMDLINE_BOOL) [N/y/?] (NEW)

Hi,

In general the default values are OK
You only need to change things if you want something special for your hardware.

* Power management and ACPI options
*
Power Management support (PM) [Y/n/?]
Power Management Debug Support (PM_DEBUG) [N/y/?]
Suspend to RAM and standby (SUSPEND) [Y/n/?] (NEW)
Hibernation (aka 'suspend to disk') (HIBERNATION) [N/y/?] (NEW)
*
* ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
*
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support (ACPI) [Y/n/?]
Deprecated /proc/acpi files (ACPI_PROCFS) [N/y/?] (NEW)
Deprecated power /proc/acpi directories (ACPI_PROCFS_POWER) [Y/n/?] (NEW)
Future power /sys interface (ACPI_SYSFS_POWER) [Y/n/?] (NEW)
Deprecated /proc/acpi/event support (ACPI_PROC_EVENT) [Y/n/?] (NEW)
AC Adapter (ACPI_AC) [M/n/y/?]
Battery (ACPI_BATTERY) [M/n/y/?]
Button (ACPI_BUTTON) [M/n/y/?]
Fan (ACPI_FAN) [Y/n/m/?]
Dock (ACPI_DOCK) [Y/n/?]
Processor (ACPI_PROCESSOR) [Y/n/m/?]
Thermal Zone (ACPI_THERMAL) [Y/n/m/?]
WMI (EXPERIMENTAL) (ACPI_WMI) [N/m/y/?] (NEW)

ASUS/Medion Laptop Extras (ACPI_ASUS) [M/n/y/?]
Toshiba Laptop Extras (ACPI_TOSHIBA) [M/n/y/?]
Disable ACPI for systems before Jan 1st this year (ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR) [1999]
Debug Statements (ACPI_DEBUG) [N/y/?]
PCI slot detection driver (ACPI_PCI_SLOT) [N/m/y/?] (NEW)