Improved wording of keymap related paragraphs (bug 741)

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Matthew Burgess 2004-06-19 20:11:58 +00:00
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@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
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<listitem><para>June 19, 2004 [matt]: chapter07 - console &amp; chapter 08 -
kernel. Improved wording and re-introduced the option for compiling the keymap
directly into the kernel.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>June 19, 2004 [matt]: chapter06 - e2fsprogs, brought
instructions inline with upstream recommendations.</para></listitem>

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@ -91,17 +91,18 @@ after the main keymap:</para>
KEYMAP_CORRECTION="/etc/kbd/bs-sends-del"
EOF</userinput></screen>
<para>If you decided to
compile your keymap directly into the kernel later on in <xref
linkend="chapter-bootable"/> instead of setting it every time from the
<command>console</command> bootscript, then you don't need to run the
<command>loadkeys</command> program. Since the kernel will set up the keymap,
you can omit the KEYMAP variable from the
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename>
configuration file. If you wish,
you can still have it, this isn't going to hurt you. Keeping it could even
be beneficial, in case you run a lot of different kernels and can't be sure
that the keymap is compiled into every one of them.</para>
<para>If you want to compile your keymap directly into the kernel instead of
setting it every time from the <command>console</command> bootscript, then
instructions are given in <xref linkend="ch-bootable-kernel"/>. Doing this
ensures that your keyboard will always work as expected, even when you boot into
maintenance mode (by passing `init=/bin/sh' to the kernel), as in that
situation, the <command>console</command> bootscript won't be run.</para>
<para>Since the kernel will set up the keymap, you can omit the KEYMAP variable
from the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> configuration file. If you
wish, you can still have it, this isn't going to hurt you. Keeping it could even
be beneficial, in case you run a lot of different kernels and can't be sure that
the keymap is compiled into every one of them.</para>
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@ -43,16 +43,26 @@ recommends that this command be issued prior to <emphasis>each</emphasis>
kernel compilation. You shouldn't rely on the source tree being clean after
un-tarring.</para>
<para>Also, assure that the kernel does not attempt to pass hotplugging events
<para>Also, ensure that the kernel does not attempt to pass hotplugging events
to userspace until userspace specifies that it is ready:</para>
<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@/sbin/hotplug@/bin/true@' kernel/kmod.c</userinput></screen>
<para>If, in <xref linkend="ch-scripts-console"/>, you decided you want
to compile the keymap into the kernel, issue the command below:</para>
<screen><userinput>loadkeys -m
/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/<replaceable>[path to keymap]</replaceable> &gt; \
<replaceable>[unpacked sources dir]</replaceable>/linux-&linux-version;/drivers/char/defkeymap.c</userinput></screen>
<para>For example, if you have a Dutch keyboard, you would use
<filename>/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/nl.map.gz</filename>.</para>
<para>Configure the kernel via a menu-driven interface:</para>
<screen><userinput>make menuconfig</userinput></screen>
<para><command>make oldconfig</command> may be more appropriate in some
<para><userinput>make oldconfig</userinput> may be more appropriate in some
situations. See the <filename>README</filename> file for more
information.</para>
@ -69,8 +79,8 @@ scratch.</para>
the <quote>File systems</quote> menu and is normally enabled by default.</para>
<para>LFS bootscripts make the assumption that you either compile
both <quote>Support for Host-side USB</quote> and
<quote>USB device filesystem</quote> directly into the kernel, or don't compile them at
both "Support for Host-side USB" and
"USB device filesystem" directly into the kernel, or don't compile them at
all. Bootscripts will not work properly if it is a module (usbcore.ko).</para>
<note><para>NPTL requires the kernel to be compiled with GCC 3.x, in this case
@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ isn't worth the trouble, but if you're really pressed for space, then have a loo
<ulink url="http://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2002-04/msg00031.html"/>.</para>
<para>Kernel compilation has finished but more steps are required to complete
the installation. Some files need to be copied to the <filename class="directory">/boot</filename>
the installation. Some files need to be copied to the <filename>/boot</filename>
directory.</para>
<para>The path to the kernel image may vary depending on the platform you're
@ -154,7 +164,7 @@ person would have write access to the kernel source.</para>
<para>If you are going to keep the kernel source tree around, you may want to
run <userinput>chown -R 0:0</userinput> on the
<filename class="directory">linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory to ensure all files are
<filename>linux-&linux-version;</filename> directory to ensure all files are
owned by user <emphasis>root</emphasis>.</para>
</sect2>
@ -189,7 +199,7 @@ of running scores of programs seemingly at the same time.</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel-headers"><primary sortas="e-kernel-headers">kernel headers</primary></indexterm>
<para>define the interface to the
services that the kernel provides. The headers in your system's
<filename class="directory">include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be
<filename>include</filename> directory should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be
the ones against which Glibc was compiled and should therefore
<emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced when upgrading the kernel.</para>
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