Changeset 68b786c


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Timestamp:
07/02/2005 06:40:47 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Archaic <archaic@…>
Branches:
6.1, 6.1.1
Children:
29f5bc3
Parents:
82fd24a
Message:

Several minor wording changes in chapters 8 and 9 (matt). Also removed the paragraph about compressing kernel modules. (merged from trunk r6340)

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.1/BOOK@6342 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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  • chapter01/changelog.xml

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    8989
    9090<listitem><para>July  2nd, 2005 [archaic]: Several minor wording changes in
     91chapters 8 and 9 (matt). Also removed the paragraph about compressing kernel
     92modules as it is hint material at best.</para></listitem>
     93
     94<listitem><para>July  2nd, 2005 [archaic]: Several minor wording changes in
    9195chapter 8 (matt).</para></listitem>
    9296

  • chapter08/fstab.xml

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    1010<indexterm zone="ch-bootable-fstab"><primary sortas="e-/etc/fstab">/etc/fstab</primary></indexterm>
    1111
    12 <para>The <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file is used by some
    13 programs to determine where file systems are to be mounted by default,
    14 which must be checked, and in which order. Create a new file systems
    15 table like this:</para>
     12<para>The <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file is used by some programs to
     13determine where file systems are to be mounted by default, in which order, and
     14which must be checked (for integrity errors) prior to mounting. Create a new
     15file systems table like this:</para>
    1616
    1717<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/fstab &lt;&lt; "EOF"

  • chapter08/kernel.xml

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    1111
    1212<sect2 role="package"><title/>
    13 <para>The Linux package contains the kernel and the header files.</para>
     13<para>The Linux package contains the Linux kernel.</para>
    1414
    1515<segmentedlist>
    … …  
    3030<title>Installation of the kernel</title>
    3131
    32 <para>Building the kernel involves a few steps&mdash;configuration,
    33 compilation, and installation. Read the <filename>README</filename>
    34 file in the kernel source tree for alternate methods to the way this
    35 book configures the kernel.</para>
     32<para>Building the kernel involves a few steps&mdash;configuration, compilation,
     33and installation. Read the <filename>README</filename> file in the kernel source
     34tree for alternative methods to the way this book configures the kernel.</para>
    3635
    3736<para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para>
    … …  
    9291<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
    9392
    94 <para>If using kernel modules, an
    95 <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file may be needed.
    96 Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is
     93<para>If using kernel modules, an <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file
     94may be needed. Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is
    9795located in the kernel documentation in the <filename
    98 class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename>
    99 directory. The <emphasis>modprobe.conf</emphasis> man page may also be
    100 of interest.</para>
    101 
    102 <para>Be very careful when reading other documentation because it
    103 usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know, kernel
    104 configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev are not documented.
    105 The problem is that Udev will create a device node only if Hotplug or
    106 a user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the
    107 kernel, and not all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that
    108 statements like the one below in the
    109 <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with
     96class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. The
     97<emphasis>modprobe.conf</emphasis> <command>man</command> page may also be of
     98interest.</para>
     99
     100<para>Be very careful when reading other documentation relating to kernel
     101modules because it usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know,
     102kernel configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev are not documented.
     103The problem is that Udev will create a device node only if Hotplug or a
     104user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the kernel, and not
     105all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that statements like the one below
     106in the <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with
    110107Udev:</para>
    111108
    … …  
    119116
    120117<screen><userinput>make modules_install</userinput></screen>
    121 
    122 <para>If there are many modules and very little space, consider
    123 stripping and compressing the modules. For most users, such
    124 compression is not worth the time, but if the system is pressed for
    125 space, see <ulink
    126 url="http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2002-04/msg00031.html"/>.</para>
    127118
    128119<para>After kernel compilation is complete, additional steps are

  • chapter09/reboot.xml

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    5656<para>When the reboot is complete, the LFS system is ready for use and
    57 software can be added.</para>
     57more software may be added to suit your needs.</para>
    5858
    5959</sect1>
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