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appendixa/kernel-dep.xml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
+
 <sect2>
 <title>Linux Installation Dependencies</title>
 

appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<sect2><title>Contents of Linux</title>
+
+<para>Last checked against version &kernel-contversion;.</para>
+
+<para>The Linux kernel is at the core of every Linux system. It's what makes
+Linux tick. When a computer is turned on and boots a Linux system, the
+very first piece of Linux software that gets loaded is the kernel. The
+kernel initializes the system's hardware components: serial ports, parallel
+ports, sound cards, network cards, IDE controllers, SCSI controllers and a
+lot more. In a nutshell the kernel makes the hardware available so that the
+software can run.</para>
+
+<para>Linux installs the following files:</para>
+
+<sect3><title>Program Files</title>
+<para>kernel and kernel headers</para></sect3>
+
+</sect2>

chapter06/kernel-exp.xml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ for that. At the end we remove it again.</para>
 
 <para><userinput>make mrproper</userinput>: This ensures that the kernel
 tree is absolutely clean. The kernel team recommends that this command be
-issued prior to <emphasis>each</emphasis> kernel compilation and that you
+issued prior to <emphasis>each</emphasis> kernel compilation. You
 shouldn't rely on the source tree being clean after untarring.</para>
 
 <para><userinput>make include/linux/version.h</userinput> and

chapter08/kernel-inst.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Installation of the kernel</title>
+
+<para>Building the kernel involves a few steps: configuring it and compiling
+it. There are a few ways to configure the kernel. If you don't like the
+way this book does it, read the <filename>README</filename> that comes
+with the kernel source tree, and find out what the other options are.</para>
+
+<para>Something you could do, is take the <filename>.config</filename>
+file from your host distribution's kernel source tree and copy it to
+<filename class="directory">$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;</filename>.
+This way you don't have to configure the entire kernel from scratch and
+can use your current values. If you choose to do this, first run the
+<userinput>make mrproper</userinput> command below, then copy the
+<filename>.config</filename> file over, then run
+<userinput>make menuconfig</userinput> followed by the rest of the commands
+(<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput> may be better in some situations.
+See the <filename>README</filename> file for more details when to use
+<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput>).</para>
+
+<para>If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an
+<filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename> file. Information pertaining
+to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the
+kernel documentation, which is stored stored in
+<filename>/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;/Documentation</filename>. The
+modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at
+<ulink url="&tldp-root;HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> may also be of
+interest to you.</para>
+
+<para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>This ensures that the kernel tree is absolutely clean. The kernel
+team recommends that this command be issued prior to
+<emphasis>each</emphasis> kernel compilation. You shouldn't rely
+on the source tree being clean after untarring.</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>make menuconfig &amp;&amp;
+make dep &amp;&amp;
+make bzImage &amp;&amp;
+make modules &amp;&amp;
+make modules_install</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>Kernel compilation has finished, but the files created are still
+in the source tree. The path to the kernel file,
+<filename>arch/i386/boot/bzImage</filename> below, may vary depending
+on the platform you're using.</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel &amp;&amp;
+cp System.map /boot</userinput></screen></para>
+
+</sect2>

chapter08/kernel.xml

@@ -5,46 +5,8 @@
 <screen>Estimated build time:           &kernel-time;
 Estimated required disk space:  &kernel-compsize;</screen>
 
-<para>Building the kernel involves a few steps: configuring it and compiling
+&aa-kernel-shortdesc;
-it. There are a few ways to configure the kernel. If you don't like the
-way this book does it, read the <filename>README</filename> that comes
-with the kernel source tree, and find out what the other options are.</para>
-
-<para>Something you could do, is take the <filename>.config</filename>
-file from your host distribution's kernel source tree and copy it to
-<filename class="directory">$LFS/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;</filename>.
-This way you don't have to configure the entire kernel from scratch and
-can use your current values. If you choose to do this, first run the
-<userinput>make mrproper</userinput> command below, then copy the
-<filename>.config</filename> file over, then run
-<userinput>make menuconfig</userinput> followed by the rest of the commands
-(<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput> may be better in some situations.
-See the <filename>README</filename> file for more details when to use
-<userinput>make oldconfig</userinput>).</para>
-
-<para>If you intend to use kernel modules, you will need an
-<filename>/etc/modules.conf</filename> file. Information pertaining
-to modules and to kernel configuration in general may be found in the
-kernel documentation, which is stored stored in
-<filename>/usr/src/linux-&kernel-version;/Documentation</filename>. The
-modules.conf man page and the kernel HOWTO at
-<ulink url="&tldp-root;HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html"/> may also be of
-interest to you.</para>
-
-<para>The following commands are run to build the kernel:</para>
-
-<para><screen><userinput>make mrproper &amp;&amp;
-make menuconfig &amp;&amp;
-make dep &amp;&amp;
-make bzImage &amp;&amp;
-make modules &amp;&amp;
-make modules_install &amp;&amp;
-cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel &amp;&amp;
-cp System.map /boot</userinput></screen></para>
-
-<para>Note: the arch/i386/boot/bzImage path may vary on 
-different platforms.</para>
-
 &aa-kernel-dep;
+&c8-kernel-inst;
 
 </sect1>

entities/kernel.ent

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 <!ENTITY c6-kernel-manpages-inst SYSTEM "../chapter06/kernel-manpages-inst.xml">
 
 <!ENTITY c8-kernel SYSTEM "../chapter08/kernel.xml">
+<!ENTITY c8-kernel-inst SYSTEM "../chapter08/kernel-inst.xml">
 
 <!ENTITY aa-kernel SYSTEM "../appendixa/kernel.xml">
 <!ENTITY aa-kernel-desc SYSTEM "../appendixa/kernel-desc.xml">
 <!ENTITY aa-kernel-dep SYSTEM "../appendixa/kernel-dep.xml">
 <!ENTITY aa-kernel-down SYSTEM "../appendixa/kernel-down.xml">
+<!ENTITY aa-kernel-shortdesc SYSTEM "../appendixa/kernel-shortdesc.xml">
 
 <!ENTITY kernel-version "2.4.20">
 <!ENTITY kernel-depversion "2.4.17">