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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 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..86fa47b50 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/README_FIRST.TXT @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ + +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. :-) + diff --git a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-firmware-2.6.30.5-noarch-1_testing.txt b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-firmware-2.6.30.5-noarch-1_testing.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8a2d40cc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-firmware-2.6.30.5-noarch-1_testing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +kernel-firmware: kernel-firmware (Firmware installed by the kernel) +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: These are the firmware files from the Linux kernel. +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: You'll need these to use certain hardware with Linux. +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: +kernel-firmware: diff --git a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-generic-2.6.30.5-x86_64-1_testing.txt b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-generic-2.6.30.5-x86_64-1_testing.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b99e55093 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-generic-2.6.30.5-x86_64-1_testing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +kernel-generic: kernel-generic (a general purpose SMP Linux kernel) +kernel-generic: +kernel-generic: This is a Linux kernel with built-in support for most disk +kernel-generic: controllers. To use filesystems, or to load support for a SCSI or +kernel-generic: other controller, then you'll need to load one or more kernel +kernel-generic: modules using an initial ramdisk, or initrd. For more information +kernel-generic: about creating an initrd, see the README.initrd file in the /boot +kernel-generic: directory. +kernel-generic: +kernel-generic: SMP is "Symmetric multiprocessing", or multiple CPU/core support. +kernel-generic: diff --git a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-headers-2.6.30.5-x86-1_testing.txt b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-headers-2.6.30.5-x86-1_testing.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..27b46a0e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-headers-2.6.30.5-x86-1_testing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +kernel-headers: kernel-headers (Linux kernel include files) +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: These are the include files from the Linux kernel. +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: You'll need these to compile most system software for Linux. +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: +kernel-headers: diff --git a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-modules-2.6.30.5-x86_64-1_testing.txt b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-modules-2.6.30.5-x86_64-1_testing.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..56067d436 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-modules-2.6.30.5-x86_64-1_testing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +kernel-modules: kernel-modules (Linux kernel modules) +kernel-modules: +kernel-modules: A kernel module is a piece of object code that can be dynamically +kernel-modules: loaded into the Linux kernel to provide new kernel functions. Most of +kernel-modules: these modules provide support for devices such as CD-ROM drives, tape +kernel-modules: drives, and ethernet cards. You can choose which modules to load by +kernel-modules: editing /etc/rc.d/rc.modules. +kernel-modules: +kernel-modules: +kernel-modules: +kernel-modules: diff --git a/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-source-2.6.30.5-noarch-1_testing.txt b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-source-2.6.30.5-noarch-1_testing.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..eb2b0a30c --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/packages/linux-2.6.30.5/kernel-source-2.6.30.5-noarch-1_testing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +kernel-source: kernel-source (Linux kernel source) +kernel-source: +kernel-source: Source code for Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel. +kernel-source: +kernel-source: This is the complete and unmodified source code for the Linux kernel. +kernel-source: +kernel-source: +kernel-source: +kernel-source: +kernel-source: +kernel-source: |