Hello,

I'm trying to build a subtree on my system, that could be exported for a
diskless workstation. If I compile a new kernel, what is the comand/option to
install the kernel, the modules (and the system map ?) to this place
rather than on the root system ?

By the way, is it possible to build packages when one compile kernel and
modules, so that it could be installed with installpkg ?

thanks in advance,
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Gauthier <alouest.du.soleil@nospam_skynet.be> wrote:

> I'm trying to build a subtree on my system, that could be
> exported for a diskless workstation. If I compile a new kernel,
> what is the comand/option to install the kernel, the modules (and
> the system map ?) to this place rather than on the root system ?

rdev - use man rdev to look up the applicable options.

> By the way, is it possible to build packages when one compile
> kernel and modules, so that it could be installed with installpkg
> ?

This would seem to be pointless. Just tar the modules directory.

cordially, as always,

rm

Gauthier wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to build a subtree on my system, that could be exported for a
> diskless workstation. If I compile a new kernel, what is the comand/option
> to install the kernel, the modules (and the system map ?) to this place
> rather than on the root system ?
>
> By the way, is it possible to build packages when one compile kernel and
> modules, so that it could be installed with installpkg ?
>
> thanks in advance,

Check out the .SlackBuild scripts out on Slackware-Current mirrors under
the /source area. You could use those script(s) to build your own kernel,
headers and all, (in theory) and then export the packages to the machine.

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Le Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:49:32 GMT, Realto Margarino <guymacon@IMAmoron.org> a écrit:
>
>> I'm trying to build a subtree on my system, that could be
>> exported for a diskless workstation. If I compile a new kernel,
>> what is the comand/option to install the kernel, the modules (and
>> the system map ?) to this place rather than on the root system ?
>
> rdev - use man rdev to look up the applicable options.

Using rdev was not what I mean ; when you build a kernel, the steps are
"make menuconfig - make dep - make bzImage - make modules - make
modules_install". I was wondering if there was an option when you do the
"make modules_install" to specify another target than the root.

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Gauthier wrote:

> Using rdev was not what I mean ; when you build a kernel, the steps are
> "make menuconfig - make dep - make bzImage - make modules - make
> modules_install". I was wondering if there was an option when you do the
> "make modules_install" to specify another target than the root.

chroot ?

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Gauthier wrote:
> Le Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:49:32 GMT, Realto Margarino <guymacon@IMAmoron.org> a écrit:
>
>>>I'm trying to build a subtree on my system, that could be
>>>exported for a diskless workstation. If I compile a new kernel,
>>>what is the comand/option to install the kernel, the modules (and
>>>the system map ?) to this place rather than on the root system ?
>>
>>rdev - use man rdev to look up the applicable options.
>
> Using rdev was not what I mean ; when you build a kernel, the steps are
> "make menuconfig - make dep - make bzImage - make modules - make
> modules_install". I was wondering if there was an option when you do the
> "make modules_install" to specify another target than the root.

Make a directory like "/tmp/new-kernel". After the usual "make bzImage"
and "make modules", copy the new kernel and System.map over and do a
"make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/tmp/new-kernel modules_install". You can now
make a tgz-package by tar'ing the directory "/tmp/new-kernel".