commit f8f0133324b84b84557242f0b33394fa2aec3479
parent 8ccbe0f886b76ebe616fc9d1d53a076bf67e2ad8
Author: mayfrost <mayfrost@cock.li>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 09:30:20 +0000
Update KERNEL.md
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diff --git a/KERNEL.md b/KERNEL.md
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ Compiling a kernel has the advantage to make it as minimal and featureful as you
* Have a distro in a Live CD or USB at hand just in case.
* Give yourself a cup of tea or coffee while you wait to compile.
+1. [PREPARATIONS](#preparations)
+1. [GETTING THE KERNEL SOURCE](#getting-the-kernel-source)
+1. [OPTIONAL](#optional)
+1. [DOWNLOAD THE KERNEL SOURCE](#download-the-kernel-source)
+1. [GENERATING A CONFIGURATION FILE](#generation-a-configuration-file)
+1. [CHANGING THE CONFIGURATION (OPTIONAL)](#changing-the-configuration-optional)
+1. [COMPILATION](#compilation)
+1. [OPTION A: One command](#option-a-one-command)
+1. [OPTION B: One by one](#option-b-one-by-one)
+1. [BUILD MODULES](#build-modules)
+1. [INITRD](#initrd)
+1. [MODULES](#modules)
+1. [COMPILE A SINGLE MODULE](#compile-a-single-module)
+1. [DKMS](#dkms)
+1. [KERNEL PATCH](#kernel-patch)
+1. [OPTION 1: Git](#option-1-git)
+1. [OPTION 2: Patch command](#option-2-patch-command)
+1. [OPTION 3: Patch with zcat](#option-2-patch-with-zcat)
+
## PREPARATIONS
* To see which version the new kernel source is.
`head /usr/src/linux/Makefile`
@@ -25,7 +44,8 @@ Is standard to download Linux sources under __/usr/src/__, to link the downloade
`cd /usr/src/`
`ln -s linux-<VERSION_NUMBER> linux`
-### Download the latest kernel from kernel.org
+### DOWNLOAD THE KERNEL SOURCE
+Get latest kernel from kernel.org
* Get tarball.
`wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git/snapshot/linux-stable-rc-<VERSION>.tar.gz`
* Uncompress.
@@ -108,11 +128,11 @@ Compile and move everything to its place. The "__all__" flag makes modules AND t
__NOTE__: The __vmlinuz__ can be any name but that exact name has to be added to the configuration file of your bootloader of choice. Usually a version number is appended to the new kernel image. This has the advantage to avoid replacing a current kernel and having a fallback as backup to boot. You can set to boot from any image in the bootloader once you configure them in the bootloader.
## INITRD
-* The __initrd__ is used only while booting, unless you compile the kernel with the filesystem it resides on (__initfs__)
-* OPTION 1: Compile the kernel with support for the filesystem used in the __/boot__ partition (__initfs__).
-* OPTION 2: Use __mkinitrd__.
+The __initrd__ is used only while booting, unless you compile the kernel with the filesystem it resides on (__initfs__). There are three options.
+* __OPTION 1__: Compile the kernel with support for the filesystem used in the __/boot__ partition (__initfs__).
+* __OPTION 2__: Use __mkinitrd__.
`mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img`
-* OPTION 3: Use __initramfs__.
+* __OPTION 3__: Use __initramfs__.
`update-initramfs -u`
@@ -183,8 +203,8 @@ Git can be used to fallback from the patch and revert to the upatched source.
* The __-p__ flag specifies a number of leading directories to remove, location is at the top of the patch file filename and is relative to the current directory.
`patch -p1 < <PATCH_FILE>`
-### OPTION 3: Patch with __zcat__ to use the uncrompressed file directly.
+### OPTION 3: Patch with zcat
+To use the uncrompressed file directly.
`zcat <PATCH_FILE>.gz | patch -p1`
-
Compile kernel with the patch now included.
