System.map is not required and is really only useful when debugging the kernel, it gives you symbolic names for different addresses within the kernel. See here for more info:
http://www.dirac.org/linux/system.map/ On 6/7/05, Steffen Jobbagy-Felso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought System.map isn't required on amd64? It's not mentioned in the > handbook and I've never done > it on this system, just being a bit scared right now ;) > > Btw what is the use of that file? > > Steffen > > Lorenzo Milesi wrote: > >>make menuconfig > >>make && make modules_install > >>following the gentoo installation howto > > > > > > you should also copy the bzImage file from arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage to > > /boot/something > > > > (I don't know if make install would do the same) > > > > And also the System.map > > > -- > gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list
