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Re: upgrade new kernel config kernel, initrd.xx.img, vmlunz

 
nataris
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‎03-20-2008 02:49 AM

‎03-20-2008 02:49 AM

upgrade new kernel config kernel, initrd.xx.img, vmlunz

When I upgrade new kernel. There three files are /boot follow below.
config kernel file
initrd.xx.img
vmluniz-2.x.x.

What does it mean for each file and benefit.

Please, help me to clarify.

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Ivan Ferreira
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‎03-20-2008 04:59 AM

‎03-20-2008 04:59 AM

Re: upgrade new kernel config kernel, initrd.xx.img, vmlunz

The config file contains the values used for that kernel compilation. If you want to recompile your kernel from the source, to add or remove functions, you can use that file to start with a configuration exactly as you currently have, and then make the modifications. You don't need this file to boot.

The initrd file is an "initial ram disk", it contains modules/drivers that allows the kernel to find and mount the root file system, for example, LVM modules, SCSI adapter modules, etc.

The vmlinuz file is the kernel itself.
Por que hacerlo dificil si es posible hacerlo facil? - Why do it the hard way, when you can do it the easy way?
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