On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 01:14:36PM +0530, Sukrit wrote: > 1. How do i decide which modules to load at boot time, which file is > to be edited? (i am thinking that i'll compile support for lots of > devices - cd-writer, different network cards - as modules that way i > won't have to recompile kernel when i add those devices. So i don't > want all my modules to be loaded at boot time. Also, i don't want to > dynamically and automatically load/unload modules)
/etc/modules
> 2. What is the function of system.map file, after compiling kernel
> (the non-debian way) is it necessary to copy the file to /boot and edit
> lilo.conf to reflect changes.
i think it maps addresses in the kernel to symbols
> 3. i compiled the kernel, now do i need to get kernel-headers? What is
> the function of kernel-headers?
kernel-headers are the headers you used to compile your kernel. they
come in really handy for compiling add-in modules later, such as
the nvidia drivers, and take up much less space than the kernel source.
the best way to make them is to make them with make-kpkg (same goes
for your kernel). to do this, do something like:
# cp yourconfig /usr/src/linux/.config
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make-kpkg --config=menuconfig --revision=custom.1.0 binary
and then you should have kernel, kernel-source, kernel-header, and
kernel-documentation .debs in /usr/src that you can install with
dpkg at your leisure.
> 4. Right now i am copying kernel bzImage into /boot renaming it, and
> editing lilo. Also for modules i
> #make modules
> #make modules_install
>
> If i already have the same version of kernel running does old module
> tree get over-written or not?
probably does! note you don't have to do any of this with the above method.
(er, it's done for you :)
regards
sean
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