On 2 Feb 2009, at 01:05, Neil Bothwick wrote:
On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:08:25 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
Basically I build the kernel using make && make modules_install and
then copy the kernel by hand using
cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.6.27-gentoo-r8
or whatever the kernel is. I add that to grub.conf and I'm done.
works
for me.
Four commands plus some editing, which could contain an error making
the
kernel unbootable. The alternative s one command
make all modules_install install
Which also, as a nice bonus, backs up your kernel config too.
Does this not also add the system.map file & a couple of others to /
boot ?
I think I tried this &/or genkernel & when I looked at /boot I found
they'd littered the place with clutter.
I hope you won't be offended, but the amount of junk files this added
made me want to barf.
I have avoided any such "complications" since, considering I don't
consider copying a file & editing grub.conf to be anything of a
complication myself.
To guard against unbootable kernels I have a bzImage.old which is set
as fallback. To guard against human error when editing grub.conf the
bzImage.old is the first (0th?) entry in the list, and finally - lest
things go really pyriform - I have a KVM-IP.
On 2 Feb 2009, at 01:17, Tom wrote:
Basically I build the kernel using make && make modules_install and
then copy the kernel by hand
Good god. So I'm not alone in being a dumbass :)
What they said.
Stroller.
