linux-kernel - Re: changeset: Make forced module loading optional

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Date:	Mon, 5 May 2008 11:32:30 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...emonkey.org.uk>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: changeset: Make forced module loading optional

On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 08:43:06AM +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
 
 > So it's like:
 > 	<hack hack hack>
 > 	make modules_install
 > 	cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/mykernel
 > 	cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.26.1
 > 	mkinitrd -i /boot/myinitrd -k /boot/mykernel # suse, fedora might slightly different

For Fedora (and many other distros), you can replace the last three lines with 'make install'
It'll do everything. Construct the initrd. Install it & the vmlinuz, point grub.conf at it. etc.

	Dave

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