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> From: Van de Voorde Jeroen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 18 August 1999 03:22
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: linux-newbie
> Subject: Re: Also kernel compiling probs...->kernel 2.2.11
>
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> I did everything again to make it a bit more easy for myself ...
> So, i downloaded kernel 2.2.11
> make menuconfig
> .... see .config-file
> make dep
> make clean
> make bzImage
> Root device is (3, 65)
> Boot sector 512 bytes
> Setup is 1292 bytes
> System is 453 kB
> make modules
> make modules_install
>
> Now, ls -al /lib/modules/`uname -r`/* | grep -e "-rw-r--r--" | wc -l
> gives 253, minus one is 252
>
You have counted *all* modules for *all* kernels. In /lib/modules there is a
subdirectory for each seperate version of the kernel containing the modules
that were built for that specific kernel.
> Normally, after I do a make bzImage, I implement it in LILO by copying
> /usr/src/linux/vmlinux to / and editing /etc/lilo.conf so I can test the
> new kernel by giving it the label linux2 or something like that...
>
IMHO you shouldn't use /usr/src/linux/vmlinux but
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/<something_I_forgot>/bzImage
> .config-file:
>
> #
> # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit
> #
>
> #
> # Code maturity level options
> #
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
>
Well this is asking for it isn't it ;-)
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