Re: starting point for kernel compile
On Mon, Jan 07, 2002, Daniel Freedman wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 07, 2002, Hans Ekbrand wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:15:12AM -0800, David Wright wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm going to have to compile a custom kernel (need built-in nfs in order
> > > to etherboot) for the first time, so I am looking for advice. I would
> > > like to start with all the options set as for kernel-image-2.4.17-k6 and
> > > then just change the few options I need; is there a way to do this?
> >
> > Note that if you want NFS-swapping, you can not use 2.4.17 since it
> > requires a kernel patch that only exists for some versions (2.4.9 and
> > 2.4.13). I have used 2.4.9 for this reason.
>
> Not that I use either, but I thought the consensus was that, while
> neither option really yet worked great, most people had more success
> with using nbd, the network block driver for swap rather than swapping
s/driver/device/
> over an NFS mount.
>
> Any comments from people with experience with both?
>
> > > Also, is there good kernel compilatoin documentation out there? I know
> > > the basic steps; what I am looking for is more detailed advice on which
> > > options to concentrate on.
> >
> > Linux Terminal Server Project: www.ltps.org has some documentation on
> > compiling kernels for etherboot. (See especially the documentation of
> > version 3.0, it is has a chapter on the subject).
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Daniel A. Freedman
Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics
Department of Physics
Cornell University
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