Don't get me wrong here, but I did not think Debian users would run
Win4Lin ....
I mean Debian being the purist of Linux distros. Does not seem in the
same character.
:)
On 19 Jun 2001 20:12:22 -0700, Darb wrote:
> Heh, I am shocked that Debian has an easy road for the kernel. Last
> time I tried debian (2 or 3 years ago) it was a nightmare to install.
> Worse than Slackware in the days of the kernel 0.99pl13. I'm glad they
> do, though, for those that want it.
>
> Myself, I like the various levels of compiling my kernel. It allows me
> to watch the various stages and get involved. In these days of RPM
> packages, I like to flex my memory and remember how to patch, configure
> and compile. Even occasionaly come up with my own quick fixes for
> things sometimes.
>
> *TheDarb
>
> Jens Benecke wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 08:03:44PM -0700, Darb 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
> >
> >
> > <shameless_propaganda>
> >
> > This is one of the reasons I like Debian. What I do is
> >
> > make-kpkg --bzimage --revision jb1 binary-arch
> >
> > and the packager does the rest. The result is two .deb packages, which I
> > can install on the same machine or on any other machine, containing the
> > kernel headers (if needed, for compilation of other sources) and the kernel
> > image+modules.
> >
> > When those install themselves they don't overwrite the old kernel (because
> > the new one is called e.g. 2.4.5jb1, that's what the --revision is for),
> > configure LILO and set up the modules automagically.
> >
> > I can also create a kernel source package (e.g. when I added several
> > patches) with make-kpkg.
> >
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> >
> > Oh yes, and in the .deb packages are also all the information you need to
> > recreate this kernel exactly, e.g. your .config file. It gets copied to
> > /boot/config-2.4.5jb (e.g.) when you install.
> >
> >
> > </shameless_propaganda>
> >
> >
>
>
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