Changeset 4b59d59


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Timestamp:
07/02/2005 06:29:36 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Archaic <archaic@…>
Branches:
10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.5-systemd, 7.6, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.7-systemd, 7.8, 7.8-systemd, 7.9, 7.9-systemd, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, s6-init, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc
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Message:

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

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  • chapter01/changelog.xml

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    9797<listitem><para>July  2nd, 2005 [archaic]: Several minor wording changes in
     98chapters 8 and 9 (matt). Also removed the paragraph about compressing kernel
     99modules as it is hint material at best.</para></listitem>
     100
     101<listitem><para>July  2nd, 2005 [archaic]: Several minor wording changes in
    98102chapter 8 (matt).</para></listitem>
    99103

  • 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>
    … …  
    9089<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
    9190
    92 <para>If using kernel modules, an
    93 <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file may be needed.
    94 Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is
     91<para>If using kernel modules, an <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file
     92may be needed. Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is
    9593located in the kernel documentation in the <filename
    96 class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename>
    97 directory. The <emphasis>modprobe.conf</emphasis> man page may also be
    98 of interest.</para>
    99 
    100 <para>Be very careful when reading other documentation because it
    101 usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know, kernel
    102 configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev are not documented.
    103 The problem is that Udev will create a device node only if Hotplug or
    104 a user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the
    105 kernel, and not all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that
    106 statements like the one below in the
    107 <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with
     94class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. The
     95<emphasis>modprobe.conf</emphasis> <command>man</command> page may also be of
     96interest.</para>
     97
     98<para>Be very careful when reading other documentation relating to kernel
     99modules because it usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know,
     100kernel configuration issues specific to Hotplug and Udev are not documented.
     101The problem is that Udev will create a device node only if Hotplug or a
     102user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the kernel, and not
     103all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that statements like the one below
     104in the <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with
    108105Udev:</para>
    109106
    … …  
    117114
    118115<screen><userinput>make modules_install</userinput></screen>
    119 
    120 <para>If there are many modules and very little space, consider
    121 stripping and compressing the modules. For most users, such
    122 compression is not worth the time, but if the system is pressed for
    123 space, see <ulink
    124 url="http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2002-04/msg00031.html"/>.</para>
    125116
    126117<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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