On Mon, Jan 07, 2002, Daniel Freedman wrote: > 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
s/driver/device/ > 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
