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1 | Linux kernel release 2.6.xx <http://kernel.org/> | 1 | Linux kernel release 3.x <http://kernel.org/> |
2 | 2 | ||
3 | These are the release notes for Linux version 2.6. Read them carefully, | 3 | These are the release notes for Linux version 3. Read them carefully, |
4 | as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the | 4 | as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the |
5 | kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong. | 5 | kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong. |
6 | 6 | ||
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: | |||
62 | directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and | 62 | directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and |
63 | unpack it: | 63 | unpack it: |
64 | 64 | ||
65 | gzip -cd linux-2.6.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf - | 65 | gzip -cd linux-3.X.tar.gz | tar xvf - |
66 | 66 | ||
67 | or | 67 | or |
68 | bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.XX.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - | 68 | bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - |
69 | 69 | ||
70 | 70 | ||
71 | Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel. | 71 | Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel. |
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: | |||
75 | files. They should match the library, and not get messed up by | 75 | files. They should match the library, and not get messed up by |
76 | whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be. | 76 | whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be. |
77 | 77 | ||
78 | - You can also upgrade between 2.6.xx releases by patching. Patches are | 78 | - You can also upgrade between 3.x releases by patching. Patches are |
79 | distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format. To | 79 | distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format. To |
80 | install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the | 80 | install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the |
81 | top level directory of the kernel source (linux-2.6.xx) and execute: | 81 | top level directory of the kernel source (linux-3.x) and execute: |
82 | 82 | ||
83 | gzip -cd ../patch-2.6.xx.gz | patch -p1 | 83 | gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1 |
84 | 84 | ||
85 | or | 85 | or |
86 | bzip2 -dc ../patch-2.6.xx.bz2 | patch -p1 | 86 | bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1 |
87 | 87 | ||
88 | (repeat xx for all versions bigger than the version of your current | 88 | (repeat xx for all versions bigger than the version of your current |
89 | source tree, _in_order_) and you should be ok. You may want to remove | 89 | source tree, _in_order_) and you should be ok. You may want to remove |
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: | |||
91 | failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has | 91 | failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has |
92 | made a mistake. | 92 | made a mistake. |
93 | 93 | ||
94 | Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels | 94 | Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels |
95 | (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply | 95 | (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply |
96 | directly to the base 2.6.x kernel. Please read | 96 | directly to the base 3.x kernel. Please read |
97 | Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. | 97 | Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. |
98 | 98 | ||
99 | Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this | 99 | Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this |
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: | |||
107 | an alternative directory can be specified as the second argument. | 107 | an alternative directory can be specified as the second argument. |
108 | 108 | ||
109 | - If you are upgrading between releases using the stable series patches | 109 | - If you are upgrading between releases using the stable series patches |
110 | (for example, patch-2.6.xx.y), note that these "dot-releases" are | 110 | (for example, patch-3.x.y), note that these "dot-releases" are |
111 | not incremental and must be applied to the 2.6.xx base tree. For | 111 | not incremental and must be applied to the 3.x base tree. For |
112 | example, if your base kernel is 2.6.12 and you want to apply the | 112 | example, if your base kernel is 3.0 and you want to apply the |
113 | 2.6.12.3 patch, you do not and indeed must not first apply the | 113 | 3.0.3 patch, you do not and indeed must not first apply the |
114 | 2.6.12.1 and 2.6.12.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel | 114 | 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel |
115 | version 2.6.12.2 and want to jump to 2.6.12.3, you must first | 115 | version 3.0.2 and want to jump to 3.0.3, you must first |
116 | reverse the 2.6.12.2 patch (that is, patch -R) _before_ applying | 116 | reverse the 3.0.2 patch (that is, patch -R) _before_ applying |
117 | the 2.6.12.3 patch. | 117 | the 3.0.3 patch. |
118 | You can read more on this in Documentation/applying-patches.txt | 118 | You can read more on this in Documentation/applying-patches.txt |
119 | 119 | ||
120 | - Make sure you have no stale .o files and dependencies lying around: | 120 | - Make sure you have no stale .o files and dependencies lying around: |
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126 | 126 | ||
127 | SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS | 127 | SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS |
128 | 128 | ||
129 | Compiling and running the 2.6.xx kernels requires up-to-date | 129 | Compiling and running the 3.x kernels requires up-to-date |
130 | versions of various software packages. Consult | 130 | versions of various software packages. Consult |
131 | Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required | 131 | Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required |
132 | and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using | 132 | and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using |
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel: | |||
142 | Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate | 142 | Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate |
143 | place for the output files (including .config). | 143 | place for the output files (including .config). |
144 | Example: | 144 | Example: |
145 | kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-2.6.N | 145 | kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-3.N |
146 | build directory: /home/name/build/kernel | 146 | build directory: /home/name/build/kernel |
147 | 147 | ||
148 | To configure and build the kernel use: | 148 | To configure and build the kernel use: |
149 | cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.N | 149 | cd /usr/src/linux-3.N |
150 | make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig | 150 | make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig |
151 | make O=/home/name/build/kernel | 151 | make O=/home/name/build/kernel |
152 | sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install | 152 | sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install |