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| author | Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> | 2005-09-22 21:44:07 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org> | 2005-09-22 22:17:35 -0700 |
| commit | e3fc4cc17ac4dbadab0ba0d5c8233d3b18170d4a (patch) | |
| tree | c69b93069f7ee9640ec2f643afcf27b7f580435b /README | |
| parent | 0365ba7fb1fa94a41289d6a3d36b4d95960e56cc (diff) | |
[PATCH] corrections to top-level README
Corrections to the recent top-level README changes.
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: your existing ./.config file. "make silentoldconfig" Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen - with question already answered. + with questions already answered. NOTES on "make config": - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can @@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ COMPILING the kernel: are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you do a "make modules_install". - In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the - "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel - version. + Alternatively, before compiling, use the kernel config option + "LOCALVERSION" to append a unique suffix to the regular kernel version. + LOCALVERSION can be set in the "General Setup" menu. - In order to boot your new kernel, you'll need to copy the kernel image (e.g. .../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage after compilation) |