Re: building custom debian boot floppies with a custom kernel
Hi
It sounds like you just may want to take a look at this section of the
install manual:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-boot-floppy-techinfo.en.html#s-rescue-replace-kernel
That will be easier than building your own set from source.
-David
Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 12:54:07AM -0500 wrote:
> Hi all! I'd like to make a customized set of debian floppies with a
> custom kernel. I've got the kernel compiled, (in a .deb package) and
> have put the other necessary extra packages in /archive/debian/local.
> However I'm a bit stumped on how to specify the particular kernel
> image I want to use. Is there an elegant way, or do I just hack away
> at the Makefiles?
>
> My goal is a 2.4.17 kernel with reiserfs and pcmcia support for an old
> laptop with a busted cdrom drive and a pcmcia ethernet card. I don't
> really want to make a big stack of floppies...
>
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