Kernel template

[Tom Horan]

We have several new N classes and instead of modifying all the configurable parameters individually, I want to importa kernal from a standard N class that we have finished building. Any ideas on how to do this. ?

Cheers
Paul

[Steve Steel]

Hi

/stand/system should hold all changes to parameters

Put it in /stand/build as system.master

Then build the kernel manually.


/usr/sbin/mk_kernel -s /stand/build/system.master

Then you should be OK.

Remember that system defines all changes to kernel.


steve steel

[Steven Sim Kok Leong]

Hi,

1) Prepare your /stand/build/system:

# cd /stand/build
# system_prep -v -s system

2) Edit the /stand/build/system file to perform your task or use kmsystem and kmtune to make changes in a script using a file of assigned kernel variables eg.

template:
=======================
shmseg=128
shmmax=1073741824
=======================

update:
=======================
#!/sbin/sh
for line in `cat template`
do
kmtune -s $line
done
=======================

3) Build the new kernel:

# mk_kernel -s system

4) Move the old system file and kernel so if anything goes wrong, you still have a bootable kernel:

# mv /stand/system /stand/system.prev

5) Update the kernel with the newly generated kernel. Automatically saves the old versions of vmunix and dlkm in /stand:

6) # kmupdate /stand/build/vmunix_test

Reboot the system.

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong