Building the Kernel
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| + | | style="padding-left:5px;" | '''IMPORTANT:''' The content of this page is outdated. Please '''[[User:Alex_Ivanov/Building_the_Kernel|check draft]]''' version instead. | ||
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| − | + | If you are only interested in using Linux/PARISC then please see the [http://www.parisc-linux.org/software/index.html software] information web page. | |
We no longer advise using the [http://www.parisc-linux.org/software/index.html#xcs pre-built cross compiler] to build a parisc kernel on an x86 linux host. Native compiler/linker tools are better maintained. The old mini-howto describes how to [http://www.parisc-linux.org/kernel/nfsroot.html cross-build kernels] for Net Boot. Please only bother with this if you have a very slow parisc machine and very fast x86 machine. | We no longer advise using the [http://www.parisc-linux.org/software/index.html#xcs pre-built cross compiler] to build a parisc kernel on an x86 linux host. Native compiler/linker tools are better maintained. The old mini-howto describes how to [http://www.parisc-linux.org/kernel/nfsroot.html cross-build kernels] for Net Boot. Please only bother with this if you have a very slow parisc machine and very fast x86 machine. | ||
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* Internet connection | * Internet connection | ||
* hppa-debian host properly configured so apt-get and ftp work | * hppa-debian host properly configured so apt-get and ftp work | ||
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| − | + | Here are details developers care about in order to '''modify, build, test''' parisc-linux kernels. Note that just because a kernel option can be select, does NOT mean it works. Trial and error is usually the only sure way to find out. Reports of such adventures are always welcome on the parisc-linux [mailto:linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org mailing list]. | |
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apt-get install kernel-package gcc binutils lib6-dev | apt-get install kernel-package gcc binutils lib6-dev | ||
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cd /usr/src/linux-2.6 | cd /usr/src/linux-2.6 | ||
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# to adjust the .config if kernel defaults don't suit you. | # to adjust the .config if kernel defaults don't suit you. | ||
make oldconfig | make oldconfig | ||
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make | make | ||
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The resulting kernel image is <tt>/usr/src/linux-2.6/vmlinux</tt>. Normally, x86-linux will save the existing vmlinux and install the new kernel with <tt>make install</tt>. The "dpkg -i" steps above do about the same thing. Here is one way to do it manually: | The resulting kernel image is <tt>/usr/src/linux-2.6/vmlinux</tt>. Normally, x86-linux will save the existing vmlinux and install the new kernel with <tt>make install</tt>. The "dpkg -i" steps above do about the same thing. Here is one way to do it manually: | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:49, 6 September 2013
| IMPORTANT: The content of this page is outdated. Please check draft version instead. |
If you are only interested in using Linux/PARISC then please see the software information web page.
We no longer advise using the pre-built cross compiler to build a parisc kernel on an x86 linux host. Native compiler/linker tools are better maintained. The old mini-howto describes how to cross-build kernels for Net Boot. Please only bother with this if you have a very slow parisc machine and very fast x86 machine.
[edit] Prerequisites For Building Kernels
- Internet connection
- hppa-debian host properly configured so apt-get and ftp work
- http://ftp.debian-ports.org/debian and http://ftp.parisc-linux.org/debian-ports/debian apt sources
[edit] How To Build a Kernel
Here are details developers care about in order to modify, build, test parisc-linux kernels. Note that just because a kernel option can be select, does NOT mean it works. Trial and error is usually the only sure way to find out. Reports of such adventures are always welcome on the parisc-linux mailing list.
- Install tools
apt-get install kernel-package gcc binutils lib6-dev
- Obtain kernel source: Stable kernel sources are available via apt-get install linux-source-XX (where XX is something like "2.4.25-32" or "2.6.6-32").
- Configure Kernel Options
cd /usr/src/linux-2.6 # clone the nearest _config to start with cp arch/parisc/configs/b180_config .config # You can also "make config" or "make menuconfig" here # to adjust the .config if kernel defaults don't suit you. make oldconfig
- Build Kernel Executables
# current make # 2.4.x needs several steps instead: # make -j2 dep && make vmlinux && make modules # must be root user make modules_install
- Installing the kernel
The resulting kernel image is /usr/src/linux-2.6/vmlinux. Normally, x86-linux will save the existing vmlinux and install the new kernel with make install. The "dpkg -i" steps above do about the same thing. Here is one way to do it manually:
cd /boot mv vmlinux vmlinux.old mv System.map System.map.old cd /usr/src/linux-2.6 cp System.map vmlinux /boot/ sync reboot
NOTE: One does not need to run palo when replacing an existing kernel.
Another way is to rename vmlinux with revision info, reboot, interrupt autoboot and specify interactive boot, specify the new kernel via palo, and finally once the new kernel is booted, modify /etc/palo.conf to match (and run palo again). Start with something like:
cp vmlinux /boot/vmlinux-2.6.6-pa1 cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.6-pa1 cp .config /boot/config-2.6.6-pa1 sync reboot ...
