Actually, the compression part isn't needed on Sun machines. If I remember correctly, its actually NOT a good idea on slower machines to compress the kernel. It only saves disk space and maybe, fractionally initial disk load time. (Which on slower machines is lost during the un-compression step) That's mostly a vestige of the x86 systems that have the memory issues. (Suns don't have the memory issues that the x86s have) I know at least for my little SparcClassic, it works just fine without the compression.
As to the original question from Richard, I believe that's everything you have to do. With the addendum that Joseph had of modifying silo.conf if you're moving vmlinux to a specific version name. *************************************************************************** Bob Schaefer��������������������������� | "Where's the Kaboom?� There's work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]� |� supposed to be an Earth- home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]������������ |� shattering Kaboom!" - Marvin phone: 330-659-1842�������������������� |� Martian "Hare-Way to the Stars" *************************************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Gordon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:26 AM To: Richard Klingler Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] char-major-11 The last part, moving vmlinux to /boot is done with gzip -c --best vmlinux > vmlinuz (or vmlinuz.2.4.xx) and update silo.conf if required. While I'm thinking about it, does anyone know why when I compiled Reiserfs support into the kernel it caused a panic. It appears to be useless as a module since it complains that the kernel doesn't include Reiserfs support. Richard Klingler wrote: > Morning (o; > > I am running finally SuSE Sparc 7.3 on my Sunblade 100 thanx to > downgrading OpenBoot to 4.5.9 (o; > > Why do I get lots of "can't locate char-major-11" on the console? > > Also I'm recompiling the kernel with 2.4.20 'cause 2.4.14 has > no support for the Sunblade 100 soundchip. So the right steps > would just be: > > make vmlinux > make modules > make modules_install > > and move the vmlinux and System-map to /boot? > > thanx for feedback > Rick > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Joe Gordon email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bristol-Myers Squibb phone: 609.818.3909 PRI - Informatics Div. fax: 609.818.7693 Hopewell, NJ 08534 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
