Re: cannot find the Kernelimage aft compiling

[Andrei Pelinescu - Onciul]

robert_wilhelm_land wrote:
> 
> Andrei Pelinescu - Onciul wrote:
> 
[...]
> > A small example of what you call "masochistic":
> >
> > cd /usr/src/linux-2.2.18pre18
> > make config|menuconfig|xconfig
> > make-kpkg --revision 9:blabla kernel_image
> > dpkg -i ../kernel-image-2.2.18pre18_blabla*.deb
> 
> If you keep up to debian - no problem, Andrei. In a few years we might
> have 10 linux distributers and 10 diffrent kernel build routines - big
> fun!


There will always be the classical method so no problem. 
It is much easier to use make-kpkg especially if you want to use the
same kernel on more machines. You will have only to copy the new .deb
and dpkg -i. 


[...]
> > You can use the classic kernel build process if you want (make clean dep
> > bzImage modules modules_install). The kernel image will be in
> > arch/i386/boot.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Andrei
> 
> Oh sure - how many times did I report it didn't? I'll do it all over
> again.
> Did you control it the last time you made one?

Yes, it works:

kernel-source-2.2.17 (from Debian), 2.2.18pre18
(ftp.kernel.org+pre-patch-2.2.18-18), 2.4.0-test9

make clean
make oldconfig dep bzImage

and bzImage is in arch/i386/boot/bzImage.


How exactly did you try to build your kernel? Did you get any error
message?

The kernel build process has nothing to do with Debian or any other
distribution. It just needs make, gcc etc.


Andrei

Re: cannot find the Kernelimage aft compiling

[Andrei Pelinescu - Onciul]

robert_wilhelm_land wrote:
> 
[...]
> As far as I'm concerned most distributions and README's recommend to
> create a linux/ dir as a sub of src/ and I did so.
> In the end this makes up:
> /usr/src/linux/kernel-source-2.2.17/arch/i386/boot
> - after x-tar'ing the kernet-sourcexx.tar.gz. Usually you find a
> kernel image file in the above mentioned ..arch/i386/boot  (not the
> /boot!) and exactly there is none.
> The impression I get now is - after reading your explaination - step
> 2a/b would not work without step b/c (dpkg -i ../some-kernel-package
> needs a *.deb file) which I would rather discribe as masochistic
> because I have to learn another new kernel-build process which relies
> only on Debian and cannot be used on other distributions.

A small example of what you call "masochistic":

cd /usr/src/linux-2.2.18pre18
make config|menuconfig|xconfig
make-kpkg --revision 9:blabla kernel_image
dpkg -i ../kernel-image-2.2.18pre18_blabla*.deb


> Likewise, my
> previous kernel-build process can be put into /dev/null  because no
> one knows what exactly happens using dpkg and make-kpkg and is not
> able to tell where to find my kernel image file! Now that not what I
> would expect which I would discribe as the "linux spirit".

You can use the classic kernel build process if you want (make clean dep
bzImage modules modules_install). The kernel image will be in
arch/i386/boot.

[...]


Andrei

Re: sed question

[Andrei Pelinescu - Onciul]

Jesse Goerz wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to write a script and as part of it I need to change the "/" in a
> variable to a "." and then put it right back into another variable.  I've 
> tried
> using sed but can't seem to grip these regular expressions 8-(.  Here's what I
> got so far:
> 
> echo $variable_before | sed s///./ variable_after


Try:

variable_after=`echo $variable_before | sed   's/\//./' `
(you must escape the "/")

If you want to replace all the occurences of "/" add an 'g' :

variable_after=`echo $variable_before | sed   's/\//./g' `


You can do this also only with bash:

variable_after=${variable_before/\//.} 

and  for multiple occurences:

variable_after=${variable_before//\//.} 


Andrei

Re: Debian, PCMCIA and DHCP

[Andrei Pelinescu - Onciul]

Martin Fluch wrote:
[...]
> I forgot to say, that I use a PCMCIA card to connect to the internet...
>
[...]
> > And thats the problem I have: I have no experience with that, I never
> > played around with it and now I should get it working till Thuesday :-)
> > Has somebody experience with this, perhaps even on an Debian 2.2 or Debian
> > Unstable/Woody system (I use the later, but they shouldn't be that too
> > different). 

Edit /etc/pcmcia/network.opts and set DHCP="y" or DHCPCLIENT="y" or
PUMP="y", depending on the dhcp client you want to use. Also set
IPADDR="".
Now you only have to do a cardctl eject; cardctl insert (or change the
scheme) and  your network interface should get an ip address from the
dhcp server.

[...]
> > Which packages do I need beside dhcp, dhcp-client?

You need only one of them. There are 3 packages for dhcp clients: dhcp,
dhcp-client and pump. I use pump.


Andrei