✎ elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto:the_kernel:the_kernel_2

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Assuming your kernel source tree has been decompressed properly, and you created the correct symbolic link.  Change to the new source directory.\\
cd /usr/src/linux\\
Clean the source tree. ( make clean )\\
Dig into the menuconfig for the kernel. ( make menuconfig ) The following kernel options must be set in order to boot your kernel over etherboot.\\
Under "Networking --> Networking options" :
  [*] TCP/IP networking
  [*] 	IP: kernel level autoconfiguration
  [*] 		IP: DHCP support
  [*] 		IP: BOOTP support
  
Under "File systems" :
 [*] Second extended fs support
 [ ]   Ext2 extended attributes
 [ ]   Ext2 execute in place support
 [*] Ext3 journalling file system support
 [*]   Ext3 extended attributes
 [ ]     Ext3 POSIX Access Control Lists
 [ ]     Ext3 Security Labels

Under "File systems --> Network File Systems" :
  [*] NFS file system support
  [*] 	Provide NFSv3 client support
  [*] Root file system on NFS

The above options are not the only thing you will need to get your nodes up and booting.

  make
  make modules_install

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