On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Arnaud Patard <arnaud.pat...@rtp-net.org>wrote:
> "Chris Wilkinson" <kins...@verizon.net> writes: > > > Is it necessary to flash-kernel? Once /boot on HD is populated with > > the new kernel, doesn’t it finally boot from that and it doesn’t matter > what version is flashed? > > redboot is configured to read the kernel from the flash, so yes, you > need flash-kernel. I've not tested to load a kernel from disk so I've > no idea if you can configure and use redboot to do it (but it's unlikely). I was wondering if it would be possible to use a different portion of the flash memory for the kernel. I mean that redboot MTD has like 7 regions. Anyway, as some people requested, I wanted to share what worked for me, so I redid the same thing but with 3.8.3. Here are the steps: https://soltysiak.com/compiling-linux-kernel-for-ss4000-e-aka-lanner-em-7210-running-debian/ Best regards, Maciej
