2 tiny questions, as long as the help is being offered =D
What do you mean by "put your kernel where you want it..."?
>From the man pages, and the web, I've still not been able to figure out the
whole "mkinitrd" deal...?
TIA
geo
On Sunday 17 June 2001 23:03, you wrote:
> Congrats! For future reference, the way to make sure your kernel
> compile is as clean as possible, do:
>
> make mrproper
> make config (or xconfig, or menuconfig)
> make dep
> make clean
> make bzImage
> make modules
>
> put your kernel where you want it...
> make modules_install
>
> If necessary, make your initial ramdisk (mkinitrd)...
> edit your bootloader config file (lilo.conf for lilo -- menu.lst for grub)
> install the bootloader ('lilo' or 'sh install.sh' for grub)
>
> Be aware that if you want to save your previous kernel selections from
> the 'make config' stage... You need to have a backup copy. 'make
> menuconfig or xconfig' give you an option to save to an alternate file,
> very handy. This is because 'make mrproper' wipes the config file
> normaly generated by the config stages.
>
> *TheDarb
>
> Joe Menola wrote:
> > FYI...
> > After printing the section on patching the kernel from Win4Lin's user
> > manual and reading very carefully, I discovered what I hoped I was doing
> > wrong. The instructions call for a "make clean" after "make dep" and
> > before "make bzImage". I had never read that far because I've compiled
> > the kernel many times before. This is the first I've read of doing the
> > extra "make clean". The patched kernel compiled like a charm.
> > My apologies for b*tching about the patch go out to Netraverse. I should
> > have read more carefully.
> >
> > -jm
> >
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