On Thursday 09 May 2002 12:04 pm, Bjarne Thomsen wrote:
> But I have not tried to compile 2.4.18-6mdk using the
> default gcc-2.96.
I have, and also including -12 and -13mdk using gcc-2.96
-13 was to have some big improvement, but i forget what it was ;>
> I edited the EXTRAVERSION [Makefile] variable,
> so my own kernel can live without interfering with
> the standard kernels.
You didn't go far enough, and then again too far. Best kernel
install/upgrade guidelines are at mandrakeuser, IMO.
> Here are my 19 points:
Way too many partner ;)
>
> Procedure for compiling the kernel.
>
> ( 1) cd /usr/src/linux
> ( 2) "make mrproper"
> ( 3) cp /boot/config /usr/src/linux/.config
in my last compile, I used cp /boot/config-2.4.18-13mdk .config
'Course as you properly point out, this needs to be after mrproper.
I'd like if y'all would check the cooker ML archive for the reasons/
discussion on why mrproper is still 'the way to go'/necessary with
ML kernels. To satisfy yourself, or explain it better to me ;)
> ( 4) edit .config if necessary.
I do, but only to set K7 as the arch. I have an oc'd 1.4 Tbird
with VIA chipset, compiling for K7 seems to provide slight benefits,
including stability. Strictly anecdotal, maybe just psychological ;)
> ( 5) Alternate configuration commands:
> (a) "make config" to configure the basic kernel.
> (b) "make menuconfig" Text based color menus, radiolists &
> dialogs.
> (c) "make xconfig" X windows based configuration tool.
> (d) "make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the
> contents of
I use oldconfig, to make a default 'Mandrake' kernel, with just my
edit to k7 arch. I know it says not to, ie, " # Automatically
generated make config: don't edit", but I've never had a problem doin
so ;)
> your existing ./.config file.
> ( 6) edit "EXTRAVERSION = -14mdkbt" in /usr/src/linux/Makefile
I would just edit this to -14k7 in my situation. Here's where I
believe you don't go far enough. Also enable (uncomment the line)
further down, export INSTALL_PATH=/boot
> ( 7) "make dep" to set up all the dependencies
> correctly. ( 8) "make bzImage" to create a compressed
> kernel image. ( 9) "make modules" to compile the modules.
Now here's (IMO) where you get out of order/include unnecessary
steps. As MU advises,
make dep && make clean && make bzImage && make modules
followed with,
make modules_install && make install
The 'make install' will take care of all the cp'ing, linking, and
mkinitrd'ing, etc. (you get into), edit lilo.conf, and run it for
you. Less chance for user error, IME ;) Still, bein an untrusting
soul, I usually cd to /boot and run 'll' to make sure the pointers
were created to the new kernel. Then cd to /etc, do a 'less' on
lilo.conf to make sure the new kernel is an option, then run 'lilo',
just to make sure there's no error msg's. Rarely has been, good job
Mandrake! ;)
> (10) "make modules_install" to install the modules in /lib/modules/
> (11) cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14mdkbt
> (12) cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.18-14mdkbt
> (13) cp /usr/src/linux/.config /boot/config-2.4.18-14mdkbt
> (14) cd /boot
> (15) ln -sf System.map-2.4.18-14mdkbt System.map
> (16) ln -sf config-2.4.18-14mdkbt config
> (17) mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14mdkbt.img 2.4.18-14mdkbt
> (18) edit lilo.conf:
> image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14mdkbt
> label = 2418-14bt
> initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14mdkbt.img
> (19) Type lilo
11 -> 19 are unneeded, only present more chance for user error ;p
As a footnote, I don't recommend usin newer kernels unless you
also either monitor the cooker ML, or at least check it's recent
archive. OTOH, newer cooker kernels are usually much better than the
kernels shipped with 'release' versions, specially ML8.2, and
specially tryin to use vanilla source from kernel.org. I suspect
this is for compatibility over a wide range of hardware,
configurations, and users. YMMV ;)
Also, from lurking on the cooker list, compiling the latest
kernels with <= gcc 3.04 seems to be an expected problem. I didn't
have any usin ML8.2's gcc 2.96. Please don't take any of my above
comments as criticism, only meant as fodder for discussion
tom/$ uname -r
2.4.18-13k7
tom/$ gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/2.96/specs
gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Mandrake Linux 8.2 2.96-0.76mdk)
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