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| howtos:slackware_admin:building_the_linux_kernel_using_git_repository [2013/12/19 03:21 (UTC)] – [Sources] metaschima | howtos:slackware_admin:building_the_linux_kernel_using_git_repository [2014/11/26 01:08 (UTC)] (current) – Added info about VFAT and EFI partitions metaschima | ||
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| This option is deprecated in favor of EFI Variable filesystem. It can [[https:// | This option is deprecated in favor of EFI Variable filesystem. It can [[https:// | ||
| > **File systems** | > **File systems** | ||
| - | You **MUST** either build-in the driver for the filesystem on which the kernel modules reside **OR** create an initrd, or the kernel will **NOT** boot. | + | You **MUST** either build-in the driver for the filesystem on which the kernel modules reside **OR** create an initrd, or the kernel will **NOT** boot. You should also build-in the driver for the filesystem |
| - | >> CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems | + | |
| - | >>> | + | |
| - | You need this if you plan on reading or writing disks with the UDF filesystem. | + | |
| >> DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems | >> DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems | ||
| + | >>> | ||
| + | >>> | ||
| + | You need these built-in if you use EFI. The kernel will boot if they are modules, but catch22 type situations can easily result. | ||
| >>> | >>> | ||
| >>> | >>> | ||
| You need this if you want to write to NTFS filesystems. | You need this if you want to write to NTFS filesystems. | ||
| + | >> CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems | ||
| + | >>> | ||
| + | You need this if you plan on reading or writing disks with the UDF filesystem. | ||
| >>> | >>> | ||
| >>>> | >>>> | ||
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| #!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
| # installs kernel only, this should be run only from the kernel source directory | # installs kernel only, this should be run only from the kernel source directory | ||
| + | |||
| + | error() # error | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | echo " | ||
| + | exit 1 | ||
| + | } | ||
| # make sure we are root | # make sure we are root | ||
| - | if test $HOME != '/ | + | if test ~ != '/ |
| then | then | ||
| - | echo 'ERROR: | + | error 'This script must be run as root' |
| - | exit 1 | + | |
| fi | fi | ||
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| # for elilo | # for elilo | ||
| - | if test -d / | + | bootdir=" |
| + | if test -d " | ||
| then | then | ||
| - | cp arch/ | + | cp arch/ |
| fi | fi | ||
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| echo ' | echo ' | ||
| else | else | ||
| - | echo ' | + | error ' |
| - | exit 1 | + | |
| fi | fi | ||
| if cmp System.map / | if cmp System.map / | ||
| Line 507: | Line 515: | ||
| echo ' | echo ' | ||
| else | else | ||
| - | echo ' | + | error ' |
| - | exit 1 | + | |
| fi | fi | ||
| if cmp .config / | if cmp .config / | ||
| Line 514: | Line 521: | ||
| echo ' | echo ' | ||
| else | else | ||
| - | echo ' | + | error ' |
| - | exit 1 | + | |
| fi | fi | ||
| - | if test -d / | + | if test -d " |
| then | then | ||
| - | if cmp arch/ | + | if cmp arch/ |
| then | then | ||
| echo ' | echo ' | ||
| else | else | ||
| - | echo ' | + | error ' |
| - | exit 1 | + | |
| fi | fi | ||
| fi | fi | ||
