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authorTimothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-01-15 03:31:13 +0000
committerTimothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-01-15 03:31:13 +0000
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+<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Installation of the kernel</title>
+
+<para>Building the kernel involves a few steps: configuring it and compiling
+it. There are a few ways to configure the kernel. If you don't like the
+way this book does it, read the <filename>README</filename> that comes
+with the kernel source tree, and find out what the other options are.</para>
+
+<para>Something you could do, is take the <filename>.config</filename>
+file from your host distribution's kernel source tree and copy it to
+<filename class="directory">$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;</filename>.
+This way you don't have to configure the entire kernel from scratch and
+can use your current values. If you choose to do this, first run the
+<userinput>make mrproper</userinput> command below, then copy the
+<filename>.config</filename> file over, then run
+<userinput>make menuconfig</userinput> followed by the rest of the commands
+(<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput> may be better in some situations.
+See the <filename>README</filename> file for more details when to use
+<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput>).</para>
+
+<para>If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an
+<filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename> file. Information pertaining
+to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the
+kernel documentation, which is stored stored in
+<filename>/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;/Documentation</filename>. The
+modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at
+<ulink url="&tldp-root;HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> may also be of
+interest to you.</para>
+
+<para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>This ensures that the kernel tree is absolutely clean. The kernel
+team recommends that this command be issued prior to
+<emphasis>each</emphasis> kernel compilation. You shouldn't rely
+on the source tree being clean after untarring.</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>make menuconfig &amp;&amp;
+make dep &amp;&amp;
+make bzImage &amp;&amp;
+make modules &amp;&amp;
+make modules_install</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>Kernel compilation has finished, but the files created are still
+in the source tree. The path to the kernel file,
+<filename>arch/i386/boot/bzImage</filename> below, may vary depending
+on the platform you're using.</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel &amp;&amp;
+cp System.map /boot</userinput></screen></para>
+
+</sect2>
diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml
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--- a/chapter08/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml
@@ -5,46 +5,8 @@
<screen>Estimated build time: &kernel-time;
Estimated required disk space: &kernel-compsize;</screen>
-<para>Building the kernel involves a few steps: configuring it and compiling
-it. There are a few ways to configure the kernel. If you don't like the
-way this book does it, read the <filename>README</filename> that comes
-with the kernel source tree, and find out what the other options are.</para>
-
-<para>Something you could do, is take the <filename>.config</filename>
-file from your host distribution's kernel source tree and copy it to
-<filename class="directory">$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;</filename>.
-This way you don't have to configure the entire kernel from scratch and
-can use your current values. If you choose to do this, first run the
-<userinput>make mrproper</userinput> command below, then copy the
-<filename>.config</filename> file over, then run
-<userinput>make menuconfig</userinput> followed by the rest of the commands
-(<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput> may be better in some situations.
-See the <filename>README</filename> file for more details when to use
-<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput>).</para>
-
-<para>If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an
-<filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename> file. Information pertaining
-to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the
-kernel documentation, which is stored stored in
-<filename>/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;/Documentation</filename>. The
-modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at
-<ulink url="&tldp-root;HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> may also be of
-interest to you.</para>
-
-<para>The following commands are run to build the kernel:</para>
-
-<para><screen><userinput>make mrproper &amp;&amp;
-make menuconfig &amp;&amp;
-make dep &amp;&amp;
-make bzImage &amp;&amp;
-make modules &amp;&amp;
-make modules_install &amp;&amp;
-cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel &amp;&amp;
-cp System.map /boot</userinput></screen></para>
-
-<para>Note: the arch/i386/boot/bzImage path may vary on
-different platforms.</para>
-
+&aa-kernel-shortdesc;
&aa-kernel-dep;
+&c8-kernel-inst;
</sect1>