On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 07:04:02 -0400 (EDT), Sampsa Laine wrote: > > Guy, I've just finished installing the S/390 version of wheezy/sid > into a Hercules emulator (the one from the Xubuntu repositories, > seems to work fine).
First of all, are you running Debian or Ubuntu? This is a Debian list. Advice you get here is going to be Debian-specific and may not work for Ubuntu. Debian has its own s390 port. > > Everything is working including networking, but to my dismay I noticed > there's no DECNET support compiled into the kernel (yes, I am that nuts, > I want DECNET on an S/390). > > Anyway, so I downloaded kernel sources for linux-2.6.32.59 (2.6.32.59 > seemed the closest to 2.6.32-45, which was shipped with the distro) > from kernel.org and did a make menuconfig. All went swimmingly. > > I am now running the proper "make" to build the kernel, and it seems > to be working fine, too. > > Now to my question: How do I _install_ this kernel, ideally as a new > boot option when I IPL the box. > > I assume I have to: > > 1. Generate a new initramdisk > 2. Put the kernel somewhere > 3. Put the new modules somewhere > 4. Modify the bootloader > > Now it's been a LONG time since I've done this (think slackware with > lilo and kernel 1.x) so I have no idea how to proceed, especially > on an S/390. > > Anyone got any pointers? > > As for my current setup, here's some data: > > #cat /etc/debian_version: > wheezy/sid > > #cat uname -a: > Linux version 2.6.32-5-s390x (Debian 2.6.32-45) ([email protected]) > (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-4) ) #1 SMP Sun May 6 03:12:45 UTC 2012 > > # cat /proc/version > Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic (buildd@crested) > (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) > #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012 > > PS: In the future, could you guys maybe include DECNET support > in the mainstream kernel releases? Or is this a problem? Second, let me qualify my remarks by saying that I am not a member of the Debian s390/s390x port team and I do not speak for them: I am just an ordinary Debian user (including a Debian for s390 user). For building and installing custom kernels under Debian GNU/Linux, I recommend the web page http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/Kernel.htm This is not an official Debian web page, but this is what I use. Take it with however many grains of salt you think it's worth. Finally, a request to include DECNET support in the kernel by default should probably be posted to the debian-kernel list. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2066589575.258688.1344172160670.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
