Added command to keep a copy of the kernel .config file. Suggested by Daniel Baumann.

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Greg Schafer 2004-01-14 04:12:04 +00:00
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<listitem><para>January 13th, 2004 [greg]: Chapter 8 - Installation of the
kernel: Added command to keep a copy of the kernel .config
file.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>January 13th, 2004 [greg]: Moved log file creation from Shadow
to "Creating the passwd and group files" and renamed that section accordingly.
Closes 741.</para></listitem>

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<screen><userinput>cp -a Documentation/man /usr/share/man/man9</userinput></screen>
<para>Kernel compilation has finished, but some of the files created
still reside in the source tree. To complete the installation, two
files need to be copied to the <filename>/boot</filename>
<para>Kernel compilation has finished but more steps are required to complete
the installation. Some files need to be copied to the <filename>/boot</filename>
directory.</para>
<para>The path to the kernel file may vary depending on the platform
<para>The path to the kernel image may vary depending on the platform
you're using. Issue the following command to install the kernel:</para>
<screen><userinput>cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel</userinput></screen>
@ -88,4 +87,11 @@ kernel. Issue the following command to install the map file:</para>
<screen><userinput>cp System.map /boot</userinput></screen>
<para><filename>.config</filename> is the kernel configuration file that was
produced by the <userinput>make menuconfig</userinput> step above. It contains
all the config selections for the kernel that was just compiled. It's a good
idea to keep this file for future reference:</para>
<screen><userinput>cp .config /boot/config-lfskernel</userinput></screen>
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