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diff --git a/chapter05/hostreqs.xml b/chapter05/hostreqs.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c2d2ef4fb --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter05/hostreqs.xml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> +<sect1 id="ch-tools-hostreqs"> +<title>Host system requirements</title> +<?dbhtml filename="hostreqs.html"?> + +<para>Due to the experimental nature of BE-LFS, the host must be running at +<emphasis>least</emphasis> a 2.6.2 kernel. The reasons for this high requirement +is the use of NPTL, but more importantly the use of udev. Udev creates devices +dynamically by reading from the sysfs file system. Only very recently has +support for this file system been implemented in most of the kernel drivers, +however. We must be sure that all the critical system devices get created +properly.</para> + +<para>As for obtaining such a kernel, let's hope you distributor has provided +a 2.6 kernel package for you. If so, install it. If not, you'll have to compile +it yourself. If you're forced into a situation where you need to compile it +yourself, it is highly recommended that you compile your kernel in a monolithic +manner, as you probably don't want to go fiddling with your hosts module +utilities. Supposing you don't want to listen, open up the module-init-tools +tarball and check out the README on how to get module support for 2.6.</para> + +</sect1> |