From: Schaefer, Robert (PS) (Robert.Schaefer_at_pbs.proquest.com)
Date: Tue Dec 03 2002 - 15:39:02 CET
Message-ID: <CF7B77879732754A94DA3390D1C2FBAB29299A@rfexc1a.psc.bellhow.com> From: "Schaefer, Robert (PS)" <Robert.Schaefer@pbs.proquest.com> Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:39:02 -0500 Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] char-major-11
Actually, the compression part isn't needed on Sun machines. If I remember
correctly, its actually NOT a good idea on slower machines to compress the
kernel. It only saves disk space and maybe, fractionally initial disk load
time. (Which on slower machines is lost during the un-compression step)
That's mostly a vestige of the x86 systems that have the memory issues.
(Suns don't have the memory issues that the x86s have) I know at least for
my little SparcClassic, it works just fine without the compression.
As to the original question from Richard, I believe that's everything you
have to do. With the addendum that Joseph had of modifying silo.conf if
you're moving vmlinux to a specific version name.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Gordon [mailto:joseph.gordon@bms.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:26 AM
To: Richard Klingler
Cc: suse-sparc@suse.com
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] char-major-11
The last part, moving vmlinux to /boot is done with gzip -c --best vmlinux >
vmlinuz (or vmlinuz.2.4.xx) and update silo.conf if required.
While I'm thinking about it, does anyone know why when I compiled Reiserfs
support into the kernel it caused a panic. It appears to be useless as a
module
since it complains that the kernel doesn't include Reiserfs support.
Richard Klingler wrote:
> Morning (o;
>
> I am running finally SuSE Sparc 7.3 on my Sunblade 100 thanx to
> downgrading OpenBoot to 4.5.9 (o;
>
> Why do I get lots of "can't locate char-major-11" on the console?
>
> Also I'm recompiling the kernel with 2.4.20 'cause 2.4.14 has
> no support for the Sunblade 100 soundchip. So the right steps
> would just be:
>
> make vmlinux
> make modules
> make modules_install
>
> and move the vmlinux and System-map to /boot?
>
> thanx for feedback
> Rick
>
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