help me with gentoo kernel compile

deepclutch · 04-24-2006, 05:28 PM

Hello All,
I installed new Gentoo 2006.0 and i need to compile a new kernel manually from gentoo-sources.normally you do a

Code:

make && make modules_install

now i want to make initrd along with building kernel.is it possible.any options is there rather than using mkinitrd afterwards..Thanks,in debian,it builds initrd image by giving a "--initrd" switch.but in gentoo/others what is the options

Samoth · 04-24-2006, 07:25 PM

i always thought it made an initrd when you typed "make install". Maybe i am wrong but i have never messed with initrds. never needed them. you probably only need them for bootsplashes and so forth.

reddazz · 04-25-2006, 12:26 AM

You may need to use the "mkinitrd" command". On all the kernels I have compiled myself, I have never needed and initrd image.

syg00 · 04-25-2006, 12:53 AM

Why the hell would you want an initrd if you are self-compiling ???.
There may be some odd-ball cases, but I'm with reddazz - the reason I do my own is to get rid of the initrd and truckloads of modules the packaged distros foist on you.

swooshonln · 04-25-2006, 01:56 PM

The two main kernels that are run in gentoo are "gentoo-sources" (the 2.6 kernel) and "genkernel" (the liveCD kernle). By default, only the "genkernel" uses a initrd image. It is used for a higher boot resolution and boot slashes etc. By default, the "gentoo-sources" does not create an initrd image, unless you configure your kenrel to do so. You usually only want to build an initrd image to get a better screen resolution at boot, and the fance "boot spalshes"

Here is a link that will help you get what you are looking for:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Framebu...ash:Grubsplash