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reader@×××××××.com wrote: |
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> Configuring a new kernel is a dreaded task here. It seems I walk |
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> through a bewildering array of stuff that when pressing F1 on them I |
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> get more bewildering information I barely understand a word of. |
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> < SNIP > |
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> Can someone steer me to a more `in depth' tutorial? Or to something |
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> they've found to really throw some light the chore? Not necessarily |
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> about iptables but just the general chore of configuring a kernel |
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> wisely. |
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The first time is the hardest one. I did a make mrproper then ran make |
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menuconfig and just got started. The third time the kernel booted up at |
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least. The biggest thing is getting the file systems, drivers for your |
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drive controller and other critical things that are needed to boot up. |
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After that, you can add them as needed. |
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If you get a kernel that boots up fine and allows you to do things, save |
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it. I almost always have a couple old kernels laying around /boot. |
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That way if the current one gets corrupt or something, you can at least |
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fall back on a old one. That may not help if /boot is corrupt but you |
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get the idea. Here is my saved one and how I name them: |
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root@smoker / # ls -al /boot/bzImage-2.6.* |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2189488 2007-01-04 18:01 |
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/boot/bzImage-2.6.18.gentoo-r6-1 |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2357808 2007-06-08 05:47 /boot/bzImage-2.6.20-r8-1 |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2389616 2007-06-08 07:01 /boot/bzImage-2.6.20-r8-2 |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2396880 2007-06-13 01:53 /boot/bzImage-2.6.20-r8-3 |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2417840 2007-08-31 23:10 /boot/bzImage-2.6.22-r5 |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2421840 2007-11-25 13:26 /boot/bzImage-2.6.22-r9-1 |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2437912 2007-12-18 04:25 /boot/bzImage-2.6.23-r3-1 |
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root@smoker / # |
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The last number is the revision of that specific version. You may |
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notice it takes even me a couple times to get it right. |
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You may find that just like with the tutorials you have read, you are |
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going to be told different ways to do about everything. Each of us have |
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our own ways of doing things based on past experiences. Apply what |
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needs to be applied to your situation and keep it sane. |
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Hope this little bit of info helps. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) :-) |
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