On Mon, Jan 07, 2002, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 04:15:12AM -0800, David Wright wrote: > > > > I'm going to have to compile a custom kernel (need built-in nfs in order > > to etherboot) for the first time, so I am looking for advice. I would > > like to start with all the options set as for kernel-image-2.4.17-k6 and > > then just change the few options I need; is there a way to do this? > > Note that if you want NFS-swapping, you can not use 2.4.17 since it > requires a kernel patch that only exists for some versions (2.4.9 and > 2.4.13). I have used 2.4.9 for this reason.
Not that I use either, but I thought the consensus was that, while neither option really yet worked great, most people had more success with using nbd, the network block driver for swap rather than swapping over an NFS mount. Any comments from people with experience with both? > > Also, is there good kernel compilatoin documentation out there? I know > > the basic steps; what I am looking for is more detailed advice on which > > options to concentrate on. > > Linux Terminal Server Project: www.ltps.org has some documentation on > compiling kernels for etherboot. (See especially the documentation of > version 3.0, it is has a chapter on the subject). -- Daniel A. Freedman Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics Department of Physics Cornell University
