Hi all I try to compile a 2.6.6 kernel with some patches (kernel-patch-powerpc- 2.6.6 and kernel-patch-debian-2.6.6). Until now I used 'export PATCH_THE_KERNEL=Yes', that applies all patches to the kernel (as far as I know).
How can I find out the names of all the patches a kernel-patch-package contains, so that I can use the make-kpkg option '--added- patches=foo1,foo2,...,fooN'? I compiled my first 2.6.6 kernel with all the patches (debian, powerpc) using 'make-kpkg ... kernel_image' and then I installed this kernel image using 'dpkg -i ...'. Now, I can find in the directory '/boot' a file 'vmlinux-2.6.6.100704' (my kernel image) and a file 'vmlinux.coff- 2.6.6.100704'. What is the file 'vmlinux.coff-*' for? Because my own kernel does not boot correctly, I installed the official debian kernel image 'kernel-image-2.6.6-powerpc' in order to be able to compare my kernel config with the kernel config of an official kernel image. Now I can find in '/boot' the file 'vmlinux-2.6.6-powerpc' and the file 'initrd.img-2.6.6-powerpc' (btw I had to modify my yaboot.conf with initrd=...). What are the advantages of initrd kernels over non-initrd kernels? What is the function of the file 'initrd.img-*'? Thanks in advance for helping me Roland Wegmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
