Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> kernel-package in now installed, and linux-source-2.6.29, >> build-essential, et al. >> >> 1) Do I need apply the patches that came with linux-source, or they >> "pre-applied" and there only if needing to "unroll"? >> >> 2) What ".config" file do I use to build the stock 64Studio rt-kernel? >> > > Just copy the /boot/config-[snip] for the default kernel to the > directory were you compile the new kernel. > If you build another kernel version you should run "$ make oldconfig" > after doing the copy, this is an easy way to configure a new kernel > with a configuration, that is outdated, because of new functions. If > you only want to compile the default kernel, you only need to copy the > configuration from /boot, you don't need to change any thing. If you > like to change something, e.g. to optimize to your CPU, you need to > run "$ make menuconfig". > > As an example take a look at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01569.html. > > The above example is what I used. It's very comprehensive and detailed. I now have a 2.6.31-rt kernel\headers\source, and the Matrox driver compiled against it without error.
Question: The kernel reports that CONFIG_FTRACE debugging is enabled and may slow the system down. Would you recommend that I recompile with it turned off or just leave it? Many thanks, Rick _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
