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Mattias Merilai wrote: |
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> I have tried both on different (but only) gentoo kernels and |
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> still they complain about not finding it. |
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That will happen when when your /boot is on a separate partition: it |
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is not mounted (yet) when the kernel is looking for the System.map. |
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> 1. Is this a vanilla or gentoo kernel specific issue? |
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Neither. If you don't want it to complain, then copy the System.map |
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also to /boot when it is unmounted (or to /, that will do too). |
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> 2. Does the kernel itself actually need the file? |
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No. Only when it oopses it will use the info to give a clearer |
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message. |
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> 3. Are programs like ps able to find the file themselves as they |
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> seem to work? |
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Does ps need System.map? But if /boot is mounted during normal |
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operation, then it'll be able to find it. Maybe these programs |
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are even 'cleverer' and also have a look in /usr/src/linux/? |
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Benno |
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