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Assuming your kernel source tree has been decompressed properly, and you created the correct symbolic link. Change to the new source directory.\\ cd /usr/src/linux\\ Clean the source tree. ( make clean )\\ Dig into the menuconfig for the kernel. ( make menuconfig ) The following kernel options must be set in order to boot your kernel over etherboot.\\ Under "Networking --> Networking options" : [*] TCP/IP networking [*] IP: kernel level autoconfiguration [*] IP: DHCP support [*] IP: BOOTP support Under "File systems" : [*] Second extended fs support [ ] Ext2 extended attributes [ ] Ext2 execute in place support [*] Ext3 journalling file system support [*] Ext3 extended attributes [ ] Ext3 POSIX Access Control Lists [ ] Ext3 Security Labels Under "File systems --> Network File Systems" : [*] NFS file system support [*] Provide NFSv3 client support [*] Root file system on NFS The above options are not the only thing you will need to get your nodes up and booting. make make modules_install