18. Compiling a kernel

If you have already compiled a kernel on x86 architecture there is just a little difference when you wish to compile a kernel on SPARC architecture.

you do not type

#make zImage
#make modules
#make modules_install

#make vmlinux
#make modules
#make modules_install

• 1.Copy linux/System.map to your bootfile directory (eg. /boot), and rename this file to

  ---

  System.map-<kernel-version>
  

  ---

• 2.Copy linux/vmlinux to your bootfile directory, and rename this file to

  ---

  vmlinux-<kernel-version>
  

  ---

• 3.Edit /etc/silo.conf, and add your new kernel to this file.
• 4.Reboot your machine.

If you have trouble compiling your kernel, maybe it needs to be pached. There are many patches floating around on the net. There exists a website that put some of them online on a regular basis both for the stable and unstable branches. Those patches apply to the hardware used by the site's owner and this should be considered as a very good starting point to be adapted to your hardware. More information can be found at http://osinvestor.com/sparc/ You can also email the site's owner, Rob Radez : <rob@osinvestor.com> If you are unfamiliar with paches he also made them available as debian packages.