From 3c09bf8ae3ea22524420630bbdc11db12a283e3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timothy Bauscher Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 03:31:13 +0000 Subject: Converted kernel page to new format. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2323 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- appendixa/kernel-dep.xml | 2 ++ appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml | 18 ++++++++++++++ chapter06/kernel-exp.xml | 2 +- chapter08/kernel-inst.xml | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ chapter08/kernel.xml | 42 ++------------------------------ entities/kernel.ent | 2 ++ 6 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) create mode 100644 appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml create mode 100644 chapter08/kernel-inst.xml diff --git a/appendixa/kernel-dep.xml b/appendixa/kernel-dep.xml index 34da326bb..6a9a7dc06 100644 --- a/appendixa/kernel-dep.xml +++ b/appendixa/kernel-dep.xml @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +   + Linux Installation Dependencies diff --git a/appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml b/appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..eb92d15c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Contents of Linux + +Last checked against version &kernel-contversion;. + +The Linux kernel is at the core of every Linux system. It's what makes +Linux tick. When a computer is turned on and boots a Linux system, the +very first piece of Linux software that gets loaded is the kernel. The +kernel initializes the system's hardware components: serial ports, parallel +ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSI controllers and a +lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardware available so that the +software can run. + +Linux installs the following files: + +Program Files +kernel and kernel headers + + diff --git a/chapter06/kernel-exp.xml b/chapter06/kernel-exp.xml index 2956f0bd7..c24591e85 100644 --- a/chapter06/kernel-exp.xml +++ b/chapter06/kernel-exp.xml @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ for that. At the end we remove it again. make mrproper: This ensures that the kernel tree is absolutely clean. The kernel team recommends that this command be -issued prior to each kernel compilation and that you +issued prior to each kernel compilation. You shouldn't rely on the source tree being clean after untarring. make include/linux/version.h and diff --git a/chapter08/kernel-inst.xml b/chapter08/kernel-inst.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e05ab2786 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter08/kernel-inst.xml @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +   + + +Installation of the kernel + +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 README that comes +with the kernel source tree, and find out what the other options are. + +Something you could do, is take the .config +file from your host distribution's kernel source tree and copy it to +$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;. +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 +make mrproper command below, then copy the +.config file over, then run +make menuconfig followed by the rest of the commands +(make oldconfig may be better in some situations. +See the README file for more details when to use +make oldconfig). + +If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an +/etc/modules.conf file. Information pertaining +to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the +kernel documentation, which is stored stored in +/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;/Documentation. The +modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at + may also be of +interest to you. + +Prepare for compilation by running the following command: + +make mrproper + +This ensures that the kernel tree is absolutely clean. The kernel +team recommends that this command be issued prior to +each kernel compilation. You shouldn't rely +on the source tree being clean after untarring. + +make menuconfig && +make dep && +make bzImage && +make modules && +make modules_install + +Kernel compilation has finished, but the files created are still +in the source tree. The path to the kernel file, +arch/i386/boot/bzImage below, may vary depending +on the platform you're using. + +cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel && +cp System.map /boot + + diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index 70d7675a5..f9587ac72 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -5,46 +5,8 @@ Estimated build time: &kernel-time; Estimated required disk space: &kernel-compsize; -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 README that comes -with the kernel source tree, and find out what the other options are. - -Something you could do, is take the .config -file from your host distribution's kernel source tree and copy it to -$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;. -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 -make mrproper command below, then copy the -.config file over, then run -make menuconfig followed by the rest of the commands -(make oldconfig may be better in some situations. -See the README file for more details when to use -make oldconfig). - -If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an -/etc/modules.conf file. Information pertaining -to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the -kernel documentation, which is stored stored in -/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;/Documentation. The -modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at - may also be of -interest to you. - -The following commands are run to build the kernel: - -make mrproper && -make menuconfig && -make dep && -make bzImage && -make modules && -make modules_install && -cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel && -cp System.map /boot - -Note: the arch/i386/boot/bzImage path may vary on -different platforms. - +&aa-kernel-shortdesc; &aa-kernel-dep; +&c8-kernel-inst; diff --git a/entities/kernel.ent b/entities/kernel.ent index 779496e8b..95830673a 100644 --- a/entities/kernel.ent +++ b/entities/kernel.ent @@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ + + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf