Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel source for gentoo

[AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)]

Collins Richey wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 13 May 2001 16:08:07 +0200 AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)
> wrote:
> 
> > Collins Richey wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to understand where you hide the kernel source on gentoo and
> > > where the options used to generate the standard gentoo kernel are
> > located.
> > > All that I find under /usr/src is several sets of /include directories
> > but
> > > no source tree.
> > >
> > > The kernel you supply, for example, has no sound modules compiled, and
> > I
> > > would like to recompile for sound support (esssolo1.o and soundcore.o
> > are
> > > needed) without breaking anything else.
> >
> > (The default kernel contains all alsa sound modules)
> >
> > >
> > > I understand building kernels from way back, but what's the
> > gentoo-style
> > > procedure for doing this?
> >
> > Current kernel source poackage is broken, eigher use
> > linux-source-2.4.4-rx.ebuild or
> > use a default kernel and run a manual config inbetween.
> >
> > cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux
> > ebuild linux-2.4.4.5.ebuild unpack
> > cd /tmp/portage/linux-2.4.4.5/work/linux
> > make menuconfig
> > cd /usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux
> > ebuild linux-2.4.4.5.ebuild merge
> >
> >
> 
> I see nothing in the procedure about a kernel (bzImage) name.  Does thios
> procedure overwrite your working kernel? (probably not a very good idea!)
> 
The kernel gets installed as /boot/boot/bzImage

achim~

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