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elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto:the_kernel:the_kernel_2 [2009/04/29 13:01] 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 | Next]] | ||
