On 12/01/2018 18:48, Karsten Merker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 01:52:39PM +0100, Loys Ollivier wrote: >> On 26/12/2017 22:05, Karsten Merker wrote: >>> On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 05:13:26PM +0100, Loys Ollivier wrote: > >> I have been able to build the d-i natively and boot from it. Thanks for >> the help with that. The problem is, my kernel is still missing some >> modules. >> >>> Regarding the kernel udebs: those are created by the Debian >>> kernel package. A package built with "make deb-pkg" from within >>> an upstream kernel tree only builds regular debs, but no udebs. >>> To have udebs for a custom kernel, you should start from the >>> Debian kernel package sources and modify them as needed for >>> your custom kernel. >>> >>> The Debian kernel package repository is available at >>> https://anonscm.debian.org/git/kernel/linux.git. >>> Please note that this repository only contains the packaging >>> part, not the upstream kernel sources. >>> >>> For how to use that with an upstream kernel source, please >>> read >>> >>> >>> https://anonscm.debian.org/git/kernel/linux.git/tree/debian/README.source?h=sid >>> >> >> I have been able to build a Debian kernel using your tools. But I think >> I am missing something... I followed >> https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s-common-official >> section 4.3. >> I did "make deb-pkg" and got linux kernel deb packages but still no >> udebs. I did not find in the documentation how to create those udebs. >> >> I guess once I have them I will be able to rebuild the d-i with my >> custom kernel. > > Hello, > > "make deb-pkg" uses a function of the upstream kernel Makefile to > build .deb packages. This function doesn't support building udebs; > udebs are only built by the Debian kernel package build infrastructure, > which is in debian/rules (and is called by dpkg-buildpackage). > > To build a Debian kernel package including udebs from git, run > the following steps: > > $ sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot rsync git > $ sudo apt-get build-dep linux > $ git clone -b sid --single-branch > https://anonscm.debian.org/git/kernel/linux.git > (this gets you the Debian packaging files for a kernel package) > $ cd linux > $ ./debian/bin/genorig.py /path/to/local/linux-kernel-git-repository > (this creates a DFSG-free upstream kernel tarball for the kernel version > defined by the newest entry in debian/changelog from an upstream > kernel git repository) > $ debian/rules orig > (this unpacks the upstream kernel tarball in the right place for > the package build process) > $ debian/rules debian/control > (this creates the final control file for building the > package from a template) > $ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -rfakeroot -B > (this runs the actual binary package build, using the control > file generated in the previous step) > > For building the package from a custom kernel source, create a new > changelog entry that fits your custom kernel in debian/changelog and > replace /path/to/local/linux-kernel-git-repository with the path to > your custom kernel repository. If you are working on a bleeding-edge > kernel source (i.e. 4.15rc), you should use the "master" branch of > https://anonscm.debian.org/git/kernel/linux.git instead of the "sid" > branch as your base. > > HTH, > Karsten >
Hello, Thanks for the continuous help Karsten. I have followed your steps. Using the sid branch and the orig file (4.14.13-1) from the debian linux repo. Unfortunately when I run the last command to build the package. It fails after building the kernel + modules with the error message: "Can't read ABI reference. ABI not checked!" I guessed I might still miss one step :( Thanks, Loys
