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| - | The whole idea behind this kernel, is **supposed** to be small and mostly **modular**. Remember, you are along for a learning ride, so until further notice, these kernel configs will lack any real modular taste and be anything but small. As time goes on, I plan to tweak until I have the other end of the spectrum, a really small setup. Just STAY TUNED.\\ | + | The whole idea behind this kernel, is **supposed** to be small and mostly **modular**. Remember, you are along for a learning ride, so until further notice, these kernel configs will lack any real modular taste and be anything but small. As time goes on, I plan to tweak until I have the other end of the spectrum, a really small setup.\\ |
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| [[elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto/the_kernel/.config]] This is my current kernel config for 2.6.27.7 that **boots**.\\ | [[elf-ebi-initramfs-lnxi-howto/the_kernel/.config]] This is my current kernel config for 2.6.27.7 that **boots**.\\ | ||
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| If you download the tar.gz package. ( tar xvzf /path-to-kernel-source.tar.gz )\\ | If you download the tar.gz package. ( tar xvzf /path-to-kernel-source.tar.gz )\\ | ||
| If you downloaded the tar.bz2 package. ( tar xvjpf /path-to-kernel-source.tar.bz2 )\\ | If you downloaded the tar.bz2 package. ( tar xvjpf /path-to-kernel-source.tar.bz2 )\\ | ||
| + | You should see the source expand without error of any kind. If there are any type of errors during the expansion phase, you should figure out what they are and eliminate them.\\ | ||
| + | Once the expansion is complete, you will need to create a symbolic link to your new kernel source directory. ( ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7 /usr/src/linux )\\ | ||
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