On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:53 am, you wrote: > John O'Hagan wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I'm looking for a brief summary of the differences between Debian kernel > >sources (such as those provided by the linux-source-2.6* packages), and > > the stock source from kernel.org. [...] > >What do I need to be aware of if I use stock sources? [...] >
> > Here are two pointers for kernel building newbies: > > 1. Be sure that the code for your IDE chipset (if you're using IDE) is > built in to the kernel, rather than being built as a module. > 2. Be sure that the code for your / (root) filesystem (ext3, reiserfs, > etc.) is built into the kernel, rather than being built as a module. > > Doing these things will allow you to skip using an initial ram disk > (initrd). > These are the two most common issues that foiled my first kernel > building attempts. :) Thanks Mitch for your tips; I have built a few kernels before, and have them set up as you suggest; however, they still seem to use an initrd by default. How does one prevent this? (I have read man kernel-pkg.conf, but didn't quite follow it!) Thanks, John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
