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Lord Sauron wrote: |
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>On 3/24/06, Teresa and Dale <teendale@×××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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>>Gabriel Dain wrote: |
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>>>>However, I don't know how to rebuild the kernel |
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>>># cd /usr/src/linux |
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>Know how to do that... |
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>>># make menuconfig |
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>I don't see a file called "menuconfig" in here. Will this work? All |
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>I see (that looks relevant) is Makefile, include/ and kernel/ |
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You don't see that as a file, it is a command. Just type it in and a |
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new screen comes up to configure the kernel with. Use the arrow keys to |
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navigate around. I use the space bar to toggle what I want it to do as |
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far as modules or build in. Some of this may not make sense until you |
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are in there. Once you see it, it will clear up a bit. It took be |
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about 10 tries to get a stable kernel the first time I did it. Now, if |
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I know the hard ware, twice is about the most tries I need. I usually |
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hit it the first time. |
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>>><!--- Add whatever support you need, i've never worked with ACPI, sorry ---> |
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>No clue whatsoever how to do that. I've never built a kernel before, |
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>not on Debian, not on Red Hat, not on anything. |
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>>># make && make modules_install |
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>What'll that do? Make and make modules_install? I don't see anything |
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>called "modules_install" either. |
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When you type in make, it builds the kernel itself and creates a |
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bzImage, it also makes the modules. BzImage is the kernel. That is the |
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first thing the OS itself loads up to boot, yes, windoze has one too. |
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Make modules_install installs any modules that were built during the |
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make command. |
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>>Addition: |
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>>cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage<your stuff here> |
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>I think mine is a i686... I think I should say that I did just take |
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>the kernel off the live CD... I wasn't brave enough (at the time) to |
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>build a kernel. |
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It is the same for them all. My rig is i686 too but the kernel in i386 |
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is what you use. |
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>>Then add it or change it in bootloader, grub is easier on this one. ;-) |
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>I use grup. |
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Either they have a new bootloader or you mean grub. I have used Lilo |
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and now use grub. IMHO, grub is better. |
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I hope some of this makes sense. I have been where you are now and it |
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is a bit . . . . scary. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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