Re: Kernel Building for Dummies

From: Adam Price (adam+usenet_at_pappnase.co.uk)
Date: 09/11/03

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    In news:Xm_7b.1717$nQ.574242@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com,
    heitkamp@ameritech.net <heitkamp@ameritech.net> typed:
    > Hi,
    >
    > Does anyone have a step-by-step guide to building a kernel
    > on Tru64 UNIX? I recently got a new SCSI card and there is
    > no driver for it in the booting kernel. I can boot the
    > machine with the maintenance kernel. I would like to combine
    > the SCSI card driver with the current kernel.
    >
    > I have looked through all the documentation that I can find
    > but I can't seem to get a clear picture of the kernel build
    > procedure, hence the "for Dummies" request.

    It is in the system administration guide, see section 4.5
    "static system configuration".
    Watch the wrap on this link...

    http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51A_HTML/ARH9FDTE/CNFGMNTC.HTM#static-config-sec
    This is a 'shorter link' pointer to the same place...

    http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q21623FD5

    Hope this helps
    Adam


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