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README: cosmetic fixes
Signed-off-by: Diego Viola <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]>
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INSTALLING the kernel source:
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- If you install the full sources, put the kernel tarball in a
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directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and
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directory where you have permissions (e.g. your home directory) and
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unpack it:
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xz -cd linux-4.X.tar.xz | tar xvf -
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When compiling the kernel, all output files will per default be
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stored together with the kernel source code.
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Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate
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Using the option "make O=output/dir" allows you to specify an alternate
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place for the output files (including .config).
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Example:
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"make nconfig" Enhanced text based color menus.
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"make xconfig" X windows (Qt) based configuration tool.
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"make xconfig" Qt based configuration tool.
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"make gconfig" X windows (GTK+) based configuration tool.
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"make gconfig" GTK+ based configuration tool.
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"make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the contents of
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your existing ./.config file and asking about
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Normally, the kernel build system runs in a fairly quiet mode (but not
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totally silent). However, sometimes you or other kernel developers need
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to see compile, link, or other commands exactly as they are executed.
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For this, use "verbose" build mode. This is done by inserting
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"V=1" in the "make" command. E.g.:
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For this, use "verbose" build mode. This is done by passing
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"V=1" to the "make" command, e.g.
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make V=1 all
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kernel image file is usually /vmlinuz, /boot/vmlinuz, /bzImage or
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/boot/bzImage. To use the new kernel, save a copy of the old image
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and copy the new image over the old one. Then, you MUST RERUN LILO
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to update the loading map!! If you don't, you won't be able to boot
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to update the loading map! If you don't, you won't be able to boot
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the new kernel image.
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Reinstalling LILO is usually a matter of running /sbin/lilo.

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