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elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto:the_kernel:the_kernel_2 [2009/04/29 13:01]
jmcdowell
elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto:the_kernel:the_kernel_2 [2009/04/29 14:02]
jmcdowell
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 Clean the source tree. ( make clean )\\ 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.\\ Dig into the menuconfig for the kernel. ( make menuconfig ) The following kernel options must be set in order to boot your kernel over etherboot.\\
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 Under "​Networking --> Networking options"​ : Under "​Networking --> Networking options"​ :
   [*] TCP/IP networking   [*] TCP/IP networking
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   ​   ​
 Under "File systems"​ : Under "File systems"​ :
- [*] Second extended fs support +  ​[*] Second extended fs support 
- [ ]   Ext2 extended attributes +  [ ]   Ext2 extended attributes 
- [ ]   Ext2 execute in place support +  [ ]   Ext2 execute in place support 
- [*] Ext3 journalling file system support + 
- ​[*] ​  Ext3 extended attributes +  ​[*]   ​Ext3 journalling file system support 
- [ ]     ​Ext3 POSIX Access Control Lists +  [*]   Ext3 extended attributes 
- [ ]     ​Ext3 Security Labels+  [ ]   ​Ext3 POSIX Access Control Lists 
 +  [ ]   ​Ext3 Security Labels 
  
 Under "File systems --> Network File Systems"​ : Under "File systems --> Network File Systems"​ :
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   [*] Root file system on NFS   [*] Root file system on NFS
  
-The above options are not the only thing you will need to get your nodes up and booting. +Compiling the ext2 and ext3 file systems into the kernel, rather than modules makes sense for now.  I am uncertain if one could ever compile ext2 as a module and still boot due to the initramfs.\\ 
- +The above options are not the only thing you will need to get your nodes up and booting.\\ 
-  make +You will need motherboard specific modules, for the computer you will be booting. ​ An easy way to get a list is to boot a gentoo install cd, or another system that you trust. ​ Once in the shell, get a list of loaded modules. ( lsmod )  Write down the list in use.  Then deselect any modules you do not need, making sure you have selected the modules that you do need.  
-  make modules_install+
  
 +[[elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto/​the_kernel/​the_kernel_3 | Nett]]

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