stupid thing panicked again. :-)~MIKE~(-:
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Pierre Labastie <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 12/09/2014 09:49, Michael Havens a écrit : > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 11:43 PM, Pierre Labastie < >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> What I would do for a first LFS build is to copy the host >> configuration (on Debian, it is /boot/config-<kernel-version>) to >> .config >> after running "make mrproper", then type "make oldconfig" (you may >> have to answer a few questions if the LFS jernel is newer than the >> one on the host). Then build the kernel (make; make >> modules_install and so on). Then try to boot the new LFS. If it >> starts, then you can begin to trim down your configuration. >> The first thing to do is "lsmod": it shows you the loaded modules, >> that is: what is needed for your harware. It is not always easy to >> find the configuration switch from the module name, but doing a >> search on the module name often allows to find it. >> >> Then go with trial and error... >> >> >> Thanks Pierre, I'd like to do that but I don't know how to copy a file >> into the chroot environment..... I know!Would it mess things up to exit the >> chroot environment and to just copy it to /boot/.config on the lfs >> partition? Then I would go back into chroot and 'mkmrproper' and then >> 'make oldconfig'. Does that sound like a plan? I would just go ahead and do >> it but I am afraid of messing things up with the chroot environment. >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> I meant that you do that when compiling the kernel, that is: > while in chroot: > untar the kernel into sources > change dir to the extracted directory > run "make mrproper" > then: > either exit chroot and copy /boot/config-XXXX to > /mnt/lfs/sources/<extracted dir> then reenter chroot > or open another terminal on the host and copy /boot/config-XXXX to > /mnt/lfs/sources/<extracted dir> > > then run "make oldconfig", except that other persons on this list have > corrected me with reasons! you should ensure that > some items are built in the kernel and not as modules. So it is better to > run "make menuconfig" and then to untick "Enable module support". Then > everything is built in the kernel (this will make a very big and long to > load kernel, but at least, it should work...) > > Regards, > > Pierre > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > Do not top post on this list. > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style >
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