Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:15:37 +0100 (BST) | From | James Sutherland <> | Subject | Re: AW: Given an image, how can show its config? |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, David Ford wrote:
> James Sutherland wrote: > > > No. I am assuming you are installing the kernel on the machine you do > > "make modules_install" on. Obviously it is possible to install a different > > kernel image of the same version without updating the modules - but if you > > do so, expect nasty things to happen anyway if you're using modules! > > I normally compile on one machine and distribute it. This isn't a viable > solution.
Unless you omit the modules directory, that's not a problem.
> > In more complex cases, find a more complex solution - this is a nice > > simple solution which works for the typical case of building and > > installing a kernel! > > > > If you are DIY upgrading a box's kernel, this solution works fine. If > > you're maintaining a distribution, you should be able to use this solution > > without much extra effort. If you are building kernels to DIY upgrade > > other machines, and don't bother copying /lib/modules/`uname -r` then you > > need to find another solution. I doubt this scenario is common enough to > > justify denying the vast majority of Linux users this facility! > > Linus tends to go for the 'perfect' solution, not the 'almost' solution. I > fully agree. uname -r simply doesn't have the granularity necessary.
It's worked perfectly well so far.
James.
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