Re: new kernel/boot builders
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Dominik Kubla wrote:
> Now to prevent some mistakes found on earlier debian kernels:
>
> 1) Enable use of experimental drivers
> 2) Enable CONFIG_MODVERSIONS and CONFIG_UMISC
> 3) By default restrict memory usage to lower 16MB and disable large network
> buffers. If memory >16MB is allowed ISA busmaster devices like the
> AHA-1542 will not work ... (or has that changed? Verifcation needed!)
> 4) By default _DISABLE_ IP forwarding (see RFCs: only router should do
> IP forwarding).
> 5) Build all drivers as modules and use initrd to setup the kernel at
> boottime.
> 6) Verify all modules insert cleanly into the kernel.
For that you will need the patch that I've posted on the Linux-kernel
mailing list last night. It is also available on
ftp.i-connect.net:/pub/Local/Linux/SCSI/kdiff2.0.23.
Otherwise you will not be able to insmod the eata-dma, aic7xxx, ncr53c8xx,
advansys or BusLogic drivers.
> And since we have swiched to ELF:
>
> 7) Build a.out support only a module.
Yes. Not a bad idea. Even Netscape is finally available in ELF.
Mike
Michael Neuffer i-Connect.Net, a Division of iConnect Corp.
mike@i-Connect.Net 14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 140
503.677.2900 Beaverton, OR 97008
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