2.do this below.
. Untar the files and assemble the rootfs:
sudo tar xpf ${RELEASE_NAME}
cd Linux_for_Tegra/rootfs/
sudo tar xpf …/…/Tegra_Linux_Sample-Root-Filesystem_R21.4.0_armhf.tbz2
cd …/
sudo ./apply_binaries.sh
cd /usr/src/
wget https://developer.nvidia.com/sites/default/files/akamai/mobile/files/L4T/kernel_src.tbz2
tar -xvf kernel_src.tbz2
cd kernel
zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
make menuconfig
The instructions given are for building the kernel on the Jetson TK1 itself.
The instructions given on the forum link above denote which machine the task should be running on. For example, the commands you noted above are in a section titled: