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nightmorph 11/01/20 07:51:37 |
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Modified: genkernel.xml |
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Log: |
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bring genkernel.xml up-to-date with some changes from sping. also removed the 'obsolete' disclaimer. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.35 xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml?rev=1.35&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml?rev=1.35&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml?r1=1.34&r2=1.35 |
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Index: genkernel.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.34 |
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retrieving revision 1.35 |
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diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35 |
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--- genkernel.xml 7 Dec 2010 20:49:23 -0000 1.34 |
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+++ genkernel.xml 20 Jan 2011 07:51:37 -0000 1.35 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v 1.34 2010/12/07 20:49:23 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/genkernel.xml,v 1.35 2011/01/20 07:51:37 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<guide disclaimer="obsolete"> |
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+<guide> |
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<title>Gentoo Linux Genkernel Guide</title> |
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<author title="Author"> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>4</version> |
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-<date>2010-12-07</date> |
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+<version>5</version> |
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+<date>2011-01-19</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-For users who are not privy to kernel compilation, genkernel is a tool to |
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-automate this process. It can help you create a kernel image akin to those |
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+For users who don't want to manually compile their kernels, genkernel is a tool |
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+to automate this process. It can help you create a kernel image akin to those |
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available on Gentoo Installation CDs, which are designed to auto-detect the |
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hardware configuration of your system. Some users may also be interested in |
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using genkernel for hardware requiring initialization and a working kernel |
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-before the system starts up. Since genkernel automatically compiles your kernel |
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-modules, you can use hardware that may require certain module parameters to be |
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-loaded for proper operation. |
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+before the system starts up. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-To obtain genkernel, run <c>emerge genkernel</c> from the command line. If you |
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-are using the <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/2008.0/hb-install-about.xml">Gentoo |
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-Reference Platform</uri> (GRP), remember to install binary packages by passing |
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-the <c>-k</c> flag to emerge. Since the GRP is bundled with an older version |
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-of genkernel, the flags may be different. In any case, consult <c>genkernel |
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---help</c> for help on how to use the version of genkernel installed on your |
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-system. |
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+To obtain genkernel, run <c>emerge genkernel</c> from the command line. Consult |
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+<c>genkernel --help</c> for help on how to use the version of genkernel |
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+installed on your system. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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There are other flags which alter the result provided by genkernel. For |
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instance, replacing <c>--no-install</c> with the <c>--install</c> flag allows |
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genkernel to automatically install the new kernel in the <path>/boot</path> |
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-directory. Using the <c>--mountboot</c> flag allows genkernel to mount your |
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+directory, and will create symlinks for you if <c>--symlink</c> is specified. |
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+Using the <c>--mountboot</c> flag allows genkernel to mount your |
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<path>/boot</path> partition automatically, if necessary. |
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</p> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-The rest of this chapter examines the functionality of various flags and |
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-actions available for genkernel. Some of the flags have variants which perform |
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-a converse operation. The converse variants carry the <b><c>no-</c></b> prefix, |
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-and their effects are enclosed within the square brackets, []. |
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+The rest of this chapter examines the functionality of various flags, |
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+configuration variables, and actions available for genkernel. For a more |
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+completel list, please refer to <c>man genkernel</c> and the comments in |
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+<path>/etc/genkernel.conf</path>. Some of the flags have variants which |
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+perform a converse operation. The converse variants carry the <b><c>no-</c></b> |
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+prefix, and their effects are enclosed within the square brackets, []. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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compiled modules will be installed as well. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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- <b>--<c>no-</c>ramdisk-modules</b>: Refrains from copying any modules to the |
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+ <b>--no-ramdisk-modules</b>: Refrains from copying any modules to the |
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genkernel-created initrd image. This flag is an exception to the rule about |
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the <c>no-</c> prefix; omission of this prefix creates an invalid genkernel |
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flag. |
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the value of crypt_root (and real_root shall be the unencrypted device LUKS |
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creates). |
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</li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ <b>--disklabel</b>: Adds support for disk label and UUID support to your |
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+ initrd. |
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+ </li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ <b>--iscsi</b>: Adds support for iSCSI to your initrd. |
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+ </li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ <b>--multipath</b>: Adds support for <uri |
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+ link="/doc/en/multipath.xml">Multipath</uri> to your initrd. |
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+ </li> |
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<li> |
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<b>--linuxrc=/path/to/your/linuxrc</b>: Specifies a user-created |
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<e>linuxrc</e> — a script that is initialized during the start-up |
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<ol> |
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<li> |
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- Add <c>root=/dev/ram0</c> and <c>init=/linuxrc</c> to the kernel parameters |
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- passed to the kernel image. |
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- </li> |
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- <li> |
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- Add <c>real_root=/dev/hda3</c>, for example, to the kernel parameters |
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- passed to the kernel image, if <path>/dev/hda3</path> contains your root |
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+ Add <c>real_root=/dev/sda3</c>, for example, to the kernel parameters |
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+ passed to the kernel image, if <path>/dev/sda3</path> contains your root |
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partition. |
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<p> |
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Fortunately, there is a configuration file where most of the basic options can |
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-be set (or changed) as necessary. What follows is a rundown of the more |
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-relevant options: |
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+be set (or changed) as necessary: <path>/etc/genkernel.conf</path>. What follows |
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+is a rundown of the more relevant options: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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+<note> |
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+More options are described in <path>/etc/genkernel.conf</path>. |
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+</note> |
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<p> |
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By choosing the appropriate options in <path>/etc/genkernel.conf</path>, you |
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can halve the number of flags passed to genkernel from the command line: |
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