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chapter08/fstab.xml
r82fd24a r68b786c 10 10 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-fstab"><primary sortas="e-/etc/fstab">/etc/fstab</primary></indexterm> 11 11 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 systems15 table like this:</para>12 <para>The <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file is used by some programs to 13 determine where file systems are to be mounted by default, in which order, and 14 which must be checked (for integrity errors) prior to mounting. Create a new 15 file systems table like this:</para> 16 16 17 17 <screen><userinput>cat > /etc/fstab << "EOF" -
chapter08/kernel.xml
r82fd24a r68b786c 11 11 12 12 <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> 14 14 15 15 <segmentedlist> … … 30 30 <title>Installation of the kernel</title> 31 31 32 <para>Building the kernel involves a few steps—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—configuration, compilation, 33 and installation. Read the <filename>README</filename> file in the kernel source 34 tree for alternative methods to the way this book configures the kernel.</para> 36 35 37 36 <para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para> … … 92 91 <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> 93 92 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 94 may be needed. Information pertaining to modules and kernel configuration is 97 95 located 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 96 class="directory">linux-&linux-version;/Documentation</filename> directory. The 97 <emphasis>modprobe.conf</emphasis> <command>man</command> page may also be of 98 interest.</para> 99 100 <para>Be very careful when reading other documentation relating to kernel 101 modules because it usually applies to 2.4.x kernels only. As far as we know, 102 kernel 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 a 104 user-written script inserts the corresponding module into the kernel, and not 105 all modules are detectable by Hotplug. Note that statements like the one below 106 in the <filename>/etc/modprobe.conf</filename> file do not work with 110 107 Udev:</para> 111 108 … … 119 116 120 117 <screen><userinput>make modules_install</userinput></screen> 121 122 <para>If there are many modules and very little space, consider123 stripping and compressing the modules. For most users, such124 compression is not worth the time, but if the system is pressed for125 space, see <ulink126 url="http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2002-04/msg00031.html"/>.</para>127 118 128 119 <para>After kernel compilation is complete, additional steps are
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