Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Michael" <> | | Subject | Re: set up new kernel with grub | | Date | Fri, 6 Apr 2007 09:23:38 -0500 |
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Hi, Wang,
Thanks for replying. So which step is doing the compilation of each module , "make oldconfig" or "make" ? For compilation, I mean the step to compile the source code to .o file.
Regards,
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "WANG Cong" <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> To: "Michael" <gonwg@hotmail.com> Cc: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:15 PM Subject: Re: set up new kernel with grub
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 12:28:03PM -0500, Michael wrote: >>Hi, Dick, >> >>Your steps work beautifully. Thanks. >> >>If you could explain a little about what happens in each step, that >>would be even better. >> >>> # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.20.3 >>> If your current kernel is 2.6.20.3, edit the Makefile to >>> add some character after "EXTRAVERSION" as EXTRAVERSION= 3x >>> # cp .config .. > > Save your existing config file in the parent directory. > >>> # make distclean > > Clean the files generated by last compiling. > >>> # cp ../.config . > > Copy your .config back here. > >>> # make oldconfig > > "The make oldconfig command causes the kernel configuration process to > read in your existing configuration information and then prompt you > for a value for any kernel configuration variables that were not > provided set the existing kernel configuration file." > >>> # make > > Check all changed object files, and do the final kernel image link. > >>> # make modules_install > > Reinstall the newly-compiled modules. > >>> # make install > > Copy the kernel image and system.map to /boot and modify > /boot/grub/menu.lst (or lilo.conf) properly. > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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