Re: Some phylosofical questions (and kernel questions too)
On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> --- Luis Campos de Carvalho <carvalho@ecb.epm.br> wrote:
> > 1. ftp ftp.kernel.org (get kernel-2.3.40, latest stable kernel until now)
> > tar/gz format.
> All 2.3.x (In fact, all kernels with an odd middle number) are unstable by
> definition.
Oooopss!! Sorry. Thank you very much for this.
> > 5. (as root, too. Same dir) make zImage
> > At this point, the shell answers "No target 'zImage'."
> I build kernels as a normal user.
This is a good sugestion. I'll do it.
> Have you searched the Makefile for zImage?
Yes. It does'nt appear anywhere. I'm confused.
> Maybe it's dumped in favour of bzImage (gives better compression)
I've searched it, too. It doesn't appear anywhere, too.
> > But i've read the Kernel README file, an it says that i need type
> > 'make zImage' to compile the kernel.
> As it's an unstable kernel, the documentation may be out of date.
Thats right.
I'll try with a stable (actually stable) kernel.
Sorry for the pollution.
Thank you very much.
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Luis Campos de Carvalho
System Administrator at ECB -- Escola Paulista de Medicina
"Clitoris é igual computador, nem todos conseguem mexer
direito com ele mas a maioria sabe para o que serve"
-- Rosangela Petta, escritora
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