---------- make kernel packages
make-kpkg clean
fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-custom kernel_image kernel_headers

---------- creates deb package
linux-image-2.6.18.1-custom_2.6.18.1-custom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb

---------- install kernel packages
dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.18.1-custom_2.6.18.1-custom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.18.1-custom_2.6.18.1-custom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb

===== USB boot
    partition type FAT32

-----
cat <<EOM > /tmp/sdb
# partition table of /dev/sdb
unit: sectors

/dev/sdb1 : start=       62, size=  2001794, Id= b, bootable
/dev/sdb2 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0
/dev/sdb3 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0
/dev/sdb4 : start=        0, size=        0, Id= 0
EOM

-----
USBDEV=/dev/sdb
MPOINT=/mnt/usb
CDIMAGE=/home/images/ubuntu-9.04-server-amd64.iso
RELEASE=jaunty

sfdisk /dev/sdb </tmp/sdb
mkdosfs ${USBDEV}1

fdisk $USBDEV
syslinux ${USBDEV}1
install-mbr ${USBDEV}1

isotostick.sh $CDIMAGE ${USBDEV}

mount ${USBDEV}1 $MPOINT
cp $MPOINT/install/vmlinuz $MPOINT
cp $MPOINT/install/initrd.gz $MPOINT
cp -rp ${MPOINT}/dists/${RELEASE} ${MPOINT}/dists/stable

cat  <<EOM > $MPOINT/syslinux.cfg
include menu.cfg
default vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.gz
prompt 0
timeout 0
gfxboot bootlogo
EOM

ls $MPOINT
umount ${USBDEV}1
sync
----- after boot
ls /dev/sd*
mount -t msdos /dev/sdc1 /media
ln -s media cdrom