From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MbLyj-0002TB-2Z for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:07:29 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BC446E058F; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:07:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 806A5E0590 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:07:27 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.43,368,1246834800"; d="scan'208";a="118521285" Received: from unknown (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 12 Aug 2009 23:07:26 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.71] (unknown [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5B11137BCA for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:07:22 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <4A832D0E.3070907@kutulu.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Knock on wood Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:07:22 +0100 References: <7bef1f890908112213r5a7e08a4k7703ca14a9d9bcfb@mail.gmail.com> <20090812091028.GA4887@ca.inter.net> <4A82AADF.70600@gmail.com> <4A82C5A8.5060107@gmail.com> <20090812144113.0291806d@zaphod.digimed.co.uk> <4A82CFB2.2040101@gmail.com> <2EFD06B3-C78E-40C8-B136-7692161B11F0@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> <4A832D0E.3070907@kutulu.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Archives-Salt: 8f597f4e-9003-4390-b4a1-2effac96fb8f X-Archives-Hash: ba66f296d5718f18cdc99bba007044fb On 12 Aug 2009, at 21:58, Mike Edenfield wrote: >> .... >> I don't know why anyone would choose to compile & install the >> kernel any >> way other than manually. It's only a handful of commands, after all. > > $ make && make modules_install > $ cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-hardened-r1-wombat-4 > $ cp .config /boot/config-2.6.28-hardened-r1-wombat-4 > $ cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.28-hardened-r1-wombat-4 > $ cd /boot > $ mv vmlinuz vmlinuz.old > $ mv System.map System.map.old > $ mv config config.old > $ ln -sf vmlinuz-2.6.28-hardened-r1-wombat-4 vmlinuz > $ ln -sf config-2.6.28-hardened-r1-wombat-4 config > $ ln -sf System.map-2.6.28-hardened-r1-wombat-4 System.map > > vs. > > $ make && make modules_install && make install > > I can't see any reason *not* to use make install, especially when > its just doing exactly the same thing you are doing manually with > about 100 times as much typing. Why does everyone replying to my post snip the part in which I said that I'm an old dog? Surely you can infer from that that I'm familiar with doing it my current way, and have no interest in learning new tricks, just for your entertainment. I have no interest in learning why you mess around with System.map, or allow software to clutter your /boot with it.It is not a matter of "trust", Neil, merely what I've learned already & am comfortable with. After trying Ubuntu I have no idea why anyone would choose to use that, either, but Ubuntu users should not consider that a personal affront. Stroller.