Steven Gill wrote:
Genkernel copies the file into /boot/ BUT names the System.map as
System.map-genkernel-x86-2.6.xx-gentoo-rx so all you need to do is
copy/rename this file as System.map (note the capital S) and everything
should be fine.
The kernel should be able to find System.map whether it is named
System.map or System.map-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 or whatever your kernel is.
Each kernel usually has it's own different System.map so the latter
naming scheme is preferred.
I have tried both on different (but only) gentoo kernels and still they
complain about not finding it. The kernel itself should not need the
file as it should be aware of it's own symbols memory addresses, but
some programs like ps do need it.
So these are the questions to people wiser than me:
1. Is this a vanilla or gentoo kernel specific issue?
2. Does the kernel itself actually need the file?
3. Are programs like ps able to find the file themselves as they seem to
work?
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