Commit e3fc4cc17ac4dbadab0ba0d5c8233d3b18170d4a

Authored by Randy Dunlap
Committed by Linus Torvalds
1 parent 0365ba7fb1

[PATCH] corrections to top-level README

Corrections to the recent top-level README changes.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

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151 151 your existing ./.config file.
152 152 "make silentoldconfig"
153 153 Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen
154   - with question already answered.
  154 + with questions already answered.
155 155  
156 156 NOTES on "make config":
157 157 - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can
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199 199 are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
200 200 working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you
201 201 do a "make modules_install".
202   - In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the
203   - "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel
204   - version.
  202 + Alternatively, before compiling, use the kernel config option
  203 + "LOCALVERSION" to append a unique suffix to the regular kernel version.
  204 + LOCALVERSION can be set in the "General Setup" menu.
205 205  
206 206 - In order to boot your new kernel, you'll need to copy the kernel
207 207 image (e.g. .../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage after compilation)