RE: A question on System.map (for the FAQ please)
Jones D (djones2@glam.ac.uk)
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 15:56:28 +0100
> > This can be done just as well from userspace..
> > After you've made a kernel..
> >
> > mv System.map /boot/System.map-`uname -r`
> >
> > And edit the script which is starting syslog so that just before
> > it starts the deamon it it says..
> >
> > ln -sf /boot/System.map-`uname -r` /boot/System.map
> OK, so I have two kernels now. Both are version 2.3.18, both have
> the same patches, and both are builds from fresh tarballs. They
> differ only by config option. (not an unusual case)
Change EXTRAVERSION in the makefile for each kernel.
I append a build number, which works fine.
> Bad enough? I may as well also mention that the kernel which is
> running may have been booted off of a floppy drive or network,
> and that / may be a read-only filesystem.
put /boot on a r/w filesystem then.
regards,
Dave.
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