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diff --git a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/README_FIRST.TXT b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/README_FIRST.TXT deleted file mode 100644 index 86fa47b50..000000000 --- a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/README_FIRST.TXT +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ - -Here are a set of 2.6.30.5 Linux kernel packages available for testing -with Slackware 13.0. These are not supported kernels, and we would -recommend that most users stick with the 2.6.29.6 kernels unless they -have a reason to use the newer kernel. A possible reason might be if -a system has some hardware that is better supported by the latest -kernel, such as certain recent wifi and video drivers. - -That said, we hope these kernel packages are helpful. - -To use these packages, install them with installpkg: - -installpkg kernel-*.txz - -Then, use mkinitrd to make an initial ramdisk. Use appropriate settings -for the kernel, filesystem module and type, and root device. Here's an -example for the i686 generic kernel using ext4 on root device /dev/sda2: - -mkinitrd -k 2.6.30.5-smp -m ext4 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2 - -Here's an example using the x86_64 generic kernel and ext4 on /dev/sda2: - -mkinitrd -k 2.6.30.5 -m ext4 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2 - -Now, you'll need to edit your /etc/lilo.conf. - -************** -* IMPORTANT! * -************** - -Due to the size of the 2.6.30.5 kernel and initrd, many BIOSes cannot boot -the kernel/ramdisk combination for i686, and most (if not all) will have -problems with the x86_64 kernel/ramdisk unless this option is added to the -/etc/lilo.conf: - -large-memory - -This allows LILO to use more than the first 15MB of RAM. LILO does not use -this option by default since it doesn't work with some older systems (BIOSes -from before around 2001). LILO tries to detect the amount of space that will -be required to decompress the kernel, but some adjustment to the code is -going to be needed, or perhaps we will have to investigate alternatives for -the bootloader. In any case, that's something for Slackware 13.1 or 14.0, or -whatever happens down the line. - -The option can go into the lilo.conf global section. It actually works just -fine to make it the first uncommented line of the file. - -************** - -Editing the /etc/lilo.conf file: - -With the large-memory option added to the file as described above, the next -step is to add a section to boot the new kernel and initrd. It's probably -a good idea to leave the section that boots the existing kernel in place at -first. - -An example for the 2.6.30.5-smp i686 kernel might look like this, added to -the bottom of /etc/lilo.conf: - -# Linux bootable partition config begins -image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.30.5-smp - initrd = /boot/initrd.gz - root = /dev/sda2 - label = L26305 - read-only -# Linux bootable partition config ends - -This uses the same configuration as the mkinitrd example for i686 above -- -adjust it to suit your needs. - -Once you've edited /etc/lilo.conf to add a boot section for the new kernel -and the large-memory option, you're ready to reinstall LILO. As root, -issue the "lilo" command. You should see output similar to this: - -# lilo -Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed -Added Linux * -Added Windows -Added L26305 -One warning was issued. - -If you get an error (not just a warning), you'll need to figure out how to -correct that and install LILO again BEFORE you try to reboot the machine! -Otherwise the machine may not reboot, and you'll need to use bootable media -to rescue it. - -Once LILO is installed without errors (warnings are probably OK), you may -reboot the machine and select the menu option for the new kernel. If all -goes well, your machine will start up running the 2.6.30.5 kernel. - -Hope this helps, and have fun. :-) - |