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diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index 099eb4254..d600342a8 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ to userspace until userspace specifies that it is ready:</para> <para>If, in <xref linkend="ch-scripts-console"/>, you decided you want to compile the keymap into the kernel, issue the command below:</para> -<screen><userinput>loadkeys -m -/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/<replaceable>[path to keymap]</replaceable> > \ +<screen><userinput>loadkeys -m /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/<replaceable>[path to keymap]</replaceable> > \ <replaceable>[unpacked sources dir]</replaceable>/linux-&linux-version;/drivers/char/defkeymap.c</userinput></screen> <para>For example, if you have a Dutch keyboard, you would use @@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ to compile the keymap into the kernel, issue the command below:</para> <screen><userinput>make menuconfig</userinput></screen> -<para><userinput>make oldconfig</userinput> may be more appropriate in some +<para><command>make oldconfig</command> may be more appropriate in some situations. See the <filename>README</filename> file for more information.</para> @@ -79,9 +78,9 @@ scratch.</para> the <quote>File systems</quote> menu and is normally enabled by default.</para> <para>LFS bootscripts make the assumption that you either compile -both "Support for Host-side USB" and -"USB device filesystem" directly into the kernel, or don't compile them at -all. Bootscripts will not work properly if it is a module (usbcore.ko).</para> +both <quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> and +<quote>USB device filesystem</quote> directly into the kernel, or don't compile them at +all. Bootscripts will not work properly if it is a module (<filename>usbcore.ko</filename>).</para> <note><para>NPTL requires the kernel to be compiled with GCC 3.x, in this case &gcc-version;. Compiling with 2.95.x is known to cause failures in the glibc @@ -96,14 +95,12 @@ unless you know what you're getting yourself into.</para></note> <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file. Information pertaining to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the kernel documentation, which is found in the -<filename>linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. -The -modprobe.conf man page +<filename class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. +The modprobe.conf man page <!-- removed for review from tldp.org and the kernel HOWTO at <ulink url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> --> -may also be of -interest to you.</para> +may also be of interest to you.</para> <para>Be very suspicious while reading other documentation, because it usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as the editors know, kernel @@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ isn't worth the trouble, but if you're really pressed for space, then have a loo <ulink url="http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2002-04/msg00031.html"/>.</para> <para>Kernel compilation has finished but more steps are required to complete -the installation. Some files need to be copied to the <filename>/boot</filename> +the installation. Some files need to be copied to the <filename class="directory">/boot</filename> directory.</para> <para>The path to the kernel image may vary depending on the platform you're @@ -163,8 +160,8 @@ the packager used will be assigned to somebody on your machine and then that person would have write access to the kernel source.</para> <para>If you are going to keep the kernel source tree around, you may want to -run <userinput>chown -R 0:0</userinput> on the -<filename>linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory to ensure all files are +run <command>chown -R 0:0</command> on the +<filename class="directory">linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory to ensure all files are owned by user <emphasis>root</emphasis>.</para> </sect2> @@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ of running scores of programs seemingly at the same time.</para> <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel-headers"><primary sortas="e-kernel-headers">kernel headers</primary></indexterm> <para>define the interface to the services that the kernel provides. The headers in your system's -<filename>include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be +<filename class="directory">include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be the ones against which Glibc was compiled and should therefore <emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced when upgrading the kernel.</para> </listitem> |