source: boot/x86/kernel.xml @ 3ae6751

Last change on this file since 3ae6751 was 3ae6751, checked in by Jim Gifford <clfs@…>, 18 years ago

r725@server (orig r723): manuel | 2005-11-19 10:00:15 -0800
Unifiying linux and linux-libc-headers package version entities. Boot chapter.

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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-boot-kernel" role="wrap">
9  <?dbhtml filename="kernel.html"?>
10
11  <title>Linux-&linux-version;</title>
12
13  <indexterm zone="ch-boot-kernel">
14    <primary sortas="a-Linux">Linux</primary>
15    <secondary>boot</secondary>
16  </indexterm>
17
18  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
19  href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
20  xpointer="xpointer(//*[@role='package'])"/>
21
22  <sect2 role="installation">
23    <title>Installation of the kernel</title>
24
25    <warning os="aa">
26      <para>Here a temporaly cross-compiled kernel will be builded. When
27      configuring it, select the minimal amount of options required to can
28      boot the target machine and build the final system. I.e., not support
29      for sound, printers, etc. will be needed.</para>
30
31      <para>Also, try to avoid the use of modules if possible, and don't
32      use the resulting kernel image for production systems.</para>
33    </warning>
34
35    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
36    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
37    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='a'])"/>
38
39    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
40    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
41    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='b'])"/>
42
43    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
44    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
45    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='c'])"/>
46
47    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
48    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
49    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='d'])"/>
50
51    <para os="ab">If your keyboard isn't an US one, you may whant to build
52    the proper keymap for your keyboard layout inside the kernel. Do it by
53    running the following command:</para>
54
55    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
56    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
57    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='f'])"/>
58
59    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
60    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
61    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='g'])"/>
62
63    <para os="ac">Also, ensure that the kernel does not attempt to pass
64    hotplugging events to userspace until userspace specifies that it is
65    ready:</para>
66
67<screen os="ad"><userinput>cp kernel/kmod.c{,.bak}
68sed 's@/sbin/hotplug@/bin/true@' kernel/kmod.c.bak > kernel/kmod.c</userinput></screen>
69
70    <para os="ae">Configure the kernel via a menu-driven interface:</para>
71
72<screen><userinput>make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE=${LFS_TARGET}- menuconfig</userinput></screen>
73
74    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
75    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
76    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='l'])"/>
77
78    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
79    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
80    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='m'])"/>
81
82<screen><userinput>make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE=${LFS_TARGET}-</userinput></screen>
83
84    <para os="af">If the use of kernel modules can't be avoided, an
85    <filename>${LFS}/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file may be needed.
86    Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is
87    located in the kernel documentation in the <filename
88    class="directory">Documentation</filename> directory of the kernel
89    sources tree. The <filename>modprobe.conf</filename> man page may also
90    be of interest.</para>
91
92    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
93    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
94    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='p'])"/>
95
96    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
97    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
98    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='q'])"/>
99
100    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
101    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
102    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='s'])"/>
103
104<screen><userinput>make ARCH=i386 CROSS_COMPILE=${LFS_TARGET}- \
105   INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${LFS} modules_install</userinput></screen>
106
107    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
108    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
109    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='u'])"/>
110
111    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
112    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
113    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='v'])"/>
114
115<screen><userinput>cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage ${LFS}/boot/lfskernel-&linux-version;</userinput></screen>
116
117    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
118    href="../../bootable/x86/kernel.xml"
119    xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='x'])"/>
120
121<screen os="x1"><userinput>cp System.map ${LFS}/boot/System.map-&linux-version;</userinput></screen>
122
123  </sect2>
124
125  <sect2 role="content">
126    <title/>
127
128    <para>Details on this package are located in <xref
129    linkend="contents-kernel" role="."/></para>
130
131  </sect2>
132
133</sect1>
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