Help with Kernel Build > Installer and Rescue CD

[Ganesh B]

> I have a live CD for it and Ubuntu, but I am not impressed when comparing to just the shell. One reason I am building this.

> Let me try what Tshar said. I think it will not be of use since all the modules that I see are built already. Building up lilo/ grub for make install.

> Tushar: What steps after this? I still see a lot of things missing.

TnR,
Ganesh



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 From: Henrique Rodrigues <henriquesilvar at gmail.com>
To: Tushar Dave <tushdev at gmail.com> 
Cc: Ganesh B <ganeshsurfs at yahoo.com>; "kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org" <kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org> 
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: Help with Kernel Build > Installer and Rescue CD
 

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:


>
> 
>On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Ganesh B <ganeshsurfs at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>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
>$ 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
>>
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>>/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
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>>
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>>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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