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 # make menuconfig</code> # make menuconfig</code>
  
-Configuration order is important, as selecting certain options makes others available:+Configuration order is important, as selecting certain options makes others available.  First off we will need a network driver compiled into the kernel for the NIC we're going to use.  For VirtualBox the default NIC is PCnet32, an lspci will probably tell you yours:
  
-Device Drivers -> Network Device Support -> Ethernet driver support -> AMD PCnet32 PCI support <*> +<code>Device Drivers -> Network Device Support -> Ethernet driver support -> AMD PCnet32 PCI support <*></code>
-Networking support -> Networking options -> IP: kernel level autoconfiguration [*] +
-    IP: DHCP support [*] +
-File Systems -> Network File systems -> Root file system on NFS [*]+
  
-Save the configuration and them do a:+Make sure this is compiled into the kernel (e.g. hitting 'y').  
  
-<code>#make bzImage</code>+[OPTIONAL] We also need to tell the kernel which IP address to use, which can be set statically, but DHCP is much easier, so generally you will want to include these options: 
 + 
 +<code>Networking support -> Networking options -> IP: kernel level autoconfiguration [*] 
 +    IP: DHCP support [*]</code> 
 +     
 +Finally, we absolutely need the support for Root FS on NFS: 
 +     
 +<code>File Systems -> Network File systems -> Root file system on NFS [*]</code> 
 + 
 +[OPTIONAL] It's pretty useful to append a local version to this kernel release.  I'd advise doing this to differentiate it from your standard Slackware huge kernel and avoid clobbering the modules from that by mistake: 
 + 
 +<code>(-nfsroot) General Setup -> Local version - append to kernel release</code> 
 + 
 +Save the configuration and then do a: 
 + 
 +<code># make bzImage</code>
  
 While that build is running, it's time to configure LILO. While that build is running, it's time to configure LILO.

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