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| author | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> | 2005-10-03 22:06:19 -0400 |
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| committer | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> | 2005-10-03 22:06:19 -0400 |
| commit | 3c8c7b2f32c52b259daa7564fefd582146799b23 (patch) | |
| tree | 59ff1ad0d6b7821d474d8fccafd884703684b6d7 /README | |
| parent | 7cb3cd090c2725b80561958a362c2ba15a7a8c86 (diff) | |
| parent | 9123e0d78990246304fe681167b8d8097f1e02d7 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'upstream-fixes'
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) |