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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> When you compile a kernel |
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> manually, you choose which modules you need in the kernel, build those in |
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> and either leave the rest out or compile them as separate modules. |
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> Genkernel is intended to make things easier, and it may do when things |
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> work as they should, but I find it makes life more difficult when |
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> anything goes wrong. Building a kernel manually is not rocket science, it |
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> is easier in the long run. |
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A lot of people have said not to use genkernel over the past months, but |
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I'm going to be one to stand up for it. It is a very customisable tool |
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and I find it very useful for all my kernel needs. |
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When you compile a kernel with genkernel, you too are able to configure |
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the kernel by selecting which modules to compile in or leave out simply |
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by specifying the --menuconfig option. I prefer the way it handles |
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config files by storing them in /etc/kernels after a successful build. |
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Next time you build that kernel revision, it will pick the config out |
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from that directory by default. |
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ls /etc/kernels/ |
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kernel-config-x86-2.6.13-rc6-mm2 kernel-config-x86-2.6.15-rc5-mm1 |
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All you have to make sure of is that the filenames match, so if you |
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upgrade the kernel revision you just have to copy the previous kernel |
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config to match the name of your new kernel revision and build the new |
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kernel. After running genkernel I end up with the same kernel that I |
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would had I 'compiled it manually', I don't build the initrd as I don't |
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require it. Like an automated script it has simply just run the steps |
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while I'm off annoying my brother :D I've used genkernel for a fair bit |
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now and not a single problem and a seamless transition from devfs to udev. |
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The problems with genkernel generally come from using the default |
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configuration and initrd, which you don't require with a correctly |
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configured kernel. I'm sure there would be problems also if you didn't |
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alter the original configuration when compiling the kernel manually. |
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