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SubjectRe: Kernel HELP information
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Dennis Krul wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I couldn't figure out why my brandnew kernel-thingie wouldn't boot.
> But after 2 days I figured it out: The help system in the kernel
> configuration says that if you include MISC binary support in the
> kernel you don't need the ELF support. Well.. IT'S WRONG! Because if
> you don't include the ELF support you get an error message like
> "Kernel Panic: No init found" during boot

The help in v2.2.xx kernels says:

If you say Y here, you won't need "Kernel support for JAVA binaries"
(CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA) or "Kernel support for Linux/Intel ELF
binaries" (CONFIG_BINFMT_EM86), as this is a more general solution.

Note that is says that you don't need CONFIG_BINFMT_EM86, which is a
compability option for the Alpha to be able to execute Intel/ELF binaries.

The ELF option itself is named CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF. I surely agree that the
help is a bit vague. This has been fixed in the v2.3.xx help-file,
however.

> Maybe this misunderstanding can be fixed in the next kernelversion? :)

Maybe we should backport the help...

> BTW: Sorry if i sent this to the wrong email addy, if i did maybe you
> can bounce it to the correct address. Thank you!

I think you sent it to the right place...


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