diff --git a/KERNEL.md b/KERNEL.md index db6e980..b98fb59 100644 --- a/KERNEL.md +++ b/KERNEL.md @@ -119,15 +119,14 @@ Compile and move everything to its place. The "__all__" flag makes modules AND t * __OPTION B2__: Automatically move kernel to __/boot__ (and in certain distros, symlink the new kernel to __/boot/vmlinuz__ and update the bootloader configuration). `make install` +__NOTE__: The __vmlinuz__ can be any name but that exact name has to be added to the configuration file of your bootloader of choice. Usually a version number is appended to the new kernel image. This has the advantage to avoid replacing a current kernel and having a fallback as backup to boot. You can set to boot from any image in the bootloader once you configure them in the bootloader. -### BUILD MODULES -* Compile individual files for each question you answered M during kernel config. The object code is linked against your freshly built kernel. (For questions answered __Y__, these are already part of __vmlinuz__, and for questions answered __N__ they are skipped). Modules end with __.ko__. +### BUILDING MODULES +Compile individual files for each question you answered M during kernel config. The object code is linked against your freshly built kernel. (For questions answered __Y__, these are already part of __vmlinuz__, and for questions answered __N__ they are skipped). Modules end with __.ko__. `make -j modules` * Copy generated kernel modules to __/lib/modules//__. `make modules_install` -__NOTE__: The __vmlinuz__ can be any name but that exact name has to be added to the configuration file of your bootloader of choice. Usually a version number is appended to the new kernel image. This has the advantage to avoid replacing a current kernel and having a fallback as backup to boot. You can set to boot from any image in the bootloader once you configure them in the bootloader. - ## INITRD The __initrd__ is used only while booting, unless you compile the kernel with the filesystem it resides on (__initfs__). There are three options. * __OPTION 1__: Compile the kernel with support for the filesystem used in the __/boot__ partition (__initfs__).