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howtos:slackware_admin:building_the_linux_kernel_using_git_repository [2014/02/15 20:08 (UTC)] metaschima updated installkernel script |
howtos:slackware_admin:building_the_linux_kernel_using_git_repository [2014/11/26 01:08 (UTC)] (current) metaschima Added info about VFAT and EFI partitions |
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| This option is deprecated in favor of EFI Variable filesystem. It can [[https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/16/473|cause data inconsistency issues]] | This option is deprecated in favor of EFI Variable filesystem. It can [[https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/4/16/473|cause data inconsistency issues]] | ||
| > **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 on which the kernel itself resides in case it resides on a different filesystem type than the modules e.g. EFI VFAT partition. |
| - | >> CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems | + | |
| - | >>> UDF file system support | + | |
| - | You need this if you plan on reading or writing disks with the UDF filesystem. | + | |
| >> DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems | >> DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems | ||
| + | >>> MSDOS fs support | ||
| + | >>> VFAT (Windows-95) fs support | ||
| + | You need these built-in if you use EFI. The kernel will boot if they are modules, but catch22 type situations can easily result. | ||
| >>> NTFS file system support | >>> NTFS file system support | ||
| >>> NTFS write support | >>> NTFS write support | ||
| 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 | ||
| + | >>> UDF file system support | ||
| + | You need this if you plan on reading or writing disks with the UDF filesystem. | ||
| >>> Miscellaneous filesystems ---> | >>> Miscellaneous filesystems ---> | ||
| >>>> EFI Variable filesystem | >>>> EFI Variable filesystem | ||
