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| author | Archaic <archaic@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2006-04-13 18:45:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Archaic <archaic@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2006-04-13 18:45:33 +0000 |
| commit | d2c332bc21267f5e01cb545d3f01cae1dcacdae3 (patch) | |
| tree | 1514dfbf9b2db00d013d0f64558eef3fcdc1b402 /chapter08/kernel.xml | |
| parent | dd7ed7b42feb0b8c450dcf2314e11cbfb0de03c6 (diff) | |
Merged the udev_update branch to trunk.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@7509 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter08/kernel.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter08/kernel.xml | 26 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index 9a9de871b..ad2573624 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> - <seg>4.20 SBU</seg> - <seg>181 MB</seg> + <seg>2.4 SBU</seg> + <seg>344 MB</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> @@ -98,27 +98,13 @@ <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> - <para>If using kernel modules, an <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file - may be needed. Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is - located in the kernel documentation in the <filename + <para>If using kernel modules, an <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> + file may be needed. Information pertaining to modules and kernel + configuration is located in <xref linkend="ch-scripts-udev"/> and in the + kernel documentation in the <filename class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. Also, <filename>modprobe.conf(5)</filename> may be of interest.</para> - <para>Be very careful when reading other documentation relating to kernel - modules because it usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know, - kernel configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev are not documented. - The problem is that Udev will create a device node only if Hotplug or a - user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the kernel, and not - all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that statements like the one below - in the <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with - Udev:</para> - -<screen><literal>alias char-major-XXX some-module</literal></screen> - - <para>Because of the complications with Hotplug, Udev, and modules, we - strongly recommend starting with a completely non-modular kernel - configuration, especially if this is the first time using Udev.</para> - <para>Install the modules, if the kernel configuration uses them:</para> <screen><userinput>make modules_install</userinput></screen> |