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Somewhat inessential, but I just had some questions when compiling a new kernel. I had done this a while ago, on Slackware 10.1, but when I upgraded to 10.2 I reformatted the partition, so I did not have that one. Also, my first attempt at compiling a kernel was a bit shoddy, to say the least. After numerous attempts, I finally got my 2.6.14.5 kernel working fine, but I still have some questions.
1) Is it necessary to run make clean every time you recompile? I forgot to do this once, and I noticed that it compiled almost instantly. If I don't run make clean, will it be the same old kernel again, or will it only recompile the parts I changed? That would have saved a lot of time when I was repeatedly recompiling for things I had forgotten.
2) How do I get the Tux Logo to appear? This is just a matter of preference, but I did compile framebuffer support and the radeon framebuffer driver into the kernel and enabled logos, but I still don't get the Tux logo as it does in the default kernel from Slackware 10.2. I also prefer that way because it keeps the text smaller it seems, and makes it easier to read messages.
3) Do I need to reinstall the ATI Radeon drivers? It seems that after recompiling, all 3D accelerated programs are much slower, and I get around 70-80fps in glxgears. I guess it's obvious, but maybe it's something else, because I didn't need to reinstall my sound drivers like I did when I first installed Slackware.
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Originally Posted by i.of.the.storm
Is it necessary to run make clean every time you recompile? I forgot to do this once, and I noticed that it compiled almost instantly. If I don't run make clean, will it be the same old kernel again, or will it only recompile the parts I changed? That would have saved a lot of time when I was repeatedly recompiling for things I had forgotten.
You do not have to make clean if you are doing a simple recompile, as long as you know your system clock is correct. It will only recompile the parts that you have changed.
For the first compile of a fundamentally new kernel, I would do the following:
Make a backup copy (somewhere else) of your .config file. (That's the hidden file .. hidden, hence the initial "." .. which contains the configuration settings.)
mv .config foobar .. to keep the file out of harm's way.
make distclean .. to reset everything.
mv foobar .config .. to put the config-file back (observe the leading ".")
OK, thanks a lot, that really helps. 2.6 is so much faster than 2.4 in booting, it is almost scary. Now I can tinker away. Do you know anything about the logo thing?
I need some help please, this is what I get after booting my system running on RedHat Linux 7.2,
<0> Kernel panic: Aiee killing interupt handler !
Not Syncing.
I have tried linux rescue, after booting from a CD and running the following command fsck /dev/hda1, fsck /dev/had2.
I need some help please, this is what I get after booting my system running on RedHat Linux 7.2,
<0> Kernel panic: Aiee killing interupt handler !
Not Syncing.
I have tried linux rescue, after booting from a CD and running the following command fsck /dev/hda1, fsck /dev/had2.
I'll appreciate any amount of help.
Thanks
You probably need to update/install modules-init-tools
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