Help with Kernel Build > Installer and Rescue CD

[Henrique Rodrigues]

What exactly you want to do? If you just want to learn linux, I'd recommend
you to try installing Gentoo (www.gentoo.org) using its Handbook:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/

I believe it is a valuable step-by-step basic guide on how to install
gnu/linux and understand how it works (not only the kernel, but the entire
system) from scratch.

--Henrique Rodrigues
http://www.dcc.ufmg.br/~hsr

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Tushar Dave <tushdev at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Ganesh B <ganeshsurfs at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>     Hello,
>>
>> Building a install-able build for linux Kernel, that is it.
>>
>> I have done these:
>> $ make help
>> $ make ARCH=x86 defconfig <<<This is incorrect you need to give a
>> defconfig file name example for arm the configs are in
>>
> KERNEL_SOURCE_TREE/arch/arm/configs
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>>     $ make ARCH=x86 << once the config is done properly you dont need to
>> give the ARCH option
>>
>> $ make ARCH=x86 module_install
>> gave error nothing to make
>>
>> $ make ARCH=x86 install << command is *make modules_install install*
>> gave error lilo needs to to be installed.
>>
>> The kernel is built (for all processor types along with multiprocessor
>> support as well), vmlinux.iso and bzimage.iso is there, the libraries are
>> built, modules need to be configured though with grub/ lilo. Will get Lilo
>> installed or a grub creator (what do I use for this?). << I use grub
>> because on giving make modules_install install the grub gets updated
>> automatically
>>
>> /boot, /kernel, /library, /.... are there. I do not have /bin, /usr, /etc
>> folders in this. Am I missing something or will that be built during the
>> process.<<<<< You are compiling a kernel the /kernel, /boot are part of
>> your kernel source code directory and /usr, /etc ,/bin are part of the file
>> system
>>
>> Can someone help me with the steps and syntax's just ahead step by step
>> (like above) further to make a Installer CD and workable boot to be written
>> to a system? The system does not boot with the above, even with a complete
>> copy paste to USB or to a CD. i will take care of complexities myself, just
>> mention any dont's or do's for configuration that is all, I will need help
>> with.
>>
>> TnR,
>> Ganesh
>>
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