Subject: Re: Kernel Install
From: Joe Villari (joev_nylxs@pipeline.com)
Date: Sun Jan 27 2002 - 08:41:42 MST
I'm trying not to compile a new kernel, I've never had much luck with
this in the past, but install a prebuilt kernel. If I have to compile
a new kernel I think I'll just say the hell with it and keep two
separate laptops.
Joe
>well, the normal way of building a 2.4 kernel for a newworld mac is
>something like (assuming you have the rpms for gcc, binutils, and
>the kernel-sources headers etc. installed):
>if you have a working 2.4 .config file copy it somewhere else
>make mrproper
>copy the .config file back and run make oldconfig
>make config, or menuconfig or xconfig (your choice, to make any
>further changes to the config)
>make dep
>make
>make modules
>su - this assumes you're doing the comple as an ordinary user,
>which you should be.
>make modules_install
>cp vmlinux /boot/vmlinux-mykernel
>cp System.map /boot/vmlinux-mykernel
>edit /etc/yaboot.conf (make sure you've updated to the latest
>yaboot) to add vmlinux-mykernel (see the file for how to do this)
>ybin
>then reboot - a tab at the secondary prompt should show
>vmlinux-mykernel as a choice
>
>For an oldworld mac booting with bootx the steps are the same (minus
>the yaboot ones) except you also have to move the vmlinux-mykernel
>to your MacOS partiton. If worst comes to worst gzip the file and
>mail it to yourself as an attachment. Then on the Mac side ungzip it
>and put it in the Linux Kernels folder in the System folder. It
>should now show up in the pop up menu when you reboot.
>
>Whatever you do don't disturb the existing /boot/vmlinux etc files
>so that you will have a bootable system if something goes wrong with
>the build.
> G++
>Joe Villari wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to install the bk-stable-2.4.18pre7 kernel. I'm able to
>>mv vmlinux /boot and mv System.map /boot. I made directory in
>>/lib/modules called 2.4.18-pre7 and when I mv modules
>>/lib/modules/2.4.18-pre7 I get all kind of kernel BUG errors. Is
>>there a problem with this "stable" kernel or am I missing something?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Joe
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