Kernel recompile
> From antony@antgel.co.uk Wed Jul 23 17:03:33 2003
> Hi all,
>
> Just recompiled my kernel to make it a little leaner, and add ACPI and
> ALSA. Couple of minor points, not really problems.
>
> 1. I need to use the bcm5700.o module. This isn't part of the
> distribution, so I had to reboot the new kernel, rebuild the
> module, and manually copy the file to /lib/modules/<new-kernel>/... Can
> I automate this process? I have a feeling I can put the source
> directory into /usr/src/modules, but I'm not sure.
>
> 2. I use initrd for a RAID module to mount /. My initrd was created by
> the Debian installer (/boot/initrd.debinstall). The new one that was
> created after the make-kpkg --initrd didn't include the module. I've
> fudged it by editing lilo.conf to use the previous initrd. I don't
> think this is a problem, as I only ever need this one module loaded in
> my initrd, but what is the way to make make-kpkg build the necessary
> module into the new initrd?
>
> Antony
>
Antony,
I think you need something like this:
make-kpkg --initrd --revision=3:custom.2.0 kernel_image
HTH
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