From 2be5334128deb8b3618c60b3bdd1e4beafe6bdc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zack Winkles Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 17:32:06 +0000 Subject: Fix patch locations in HEAD too git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3465 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter05/hostreqs.xml | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter05') diff --git a/chapter05/hostreqs.xml b/chapter05/hostreqs.xml index a1832de1b..9d7853d45 100644 --- a/chapter05/hostreqs.xml +++ b/chapter05/hostreqs.xml @@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ Host system requirements -Due to the experimental nature of this book, the host must be running at -least 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. +Due to the experimental nature of the current book, the host must be +running at least 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. 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 -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf