6 See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/genkernel.xml or
7 issue ``genkernel --help''.
10 To port to other arches:
12 # cd /usr/share/genkernel
13 # cp -Rp x86 ${myarch}
14 # mkdir /usr/share/genkernel/pkg/${myarch}
16 Modify what is needed in the /usr/share/genkernel/${myarch}
17 directory, as well making a generic kernel-config.
19 IMPORTANT KERNEL NOTES:
20 - You MUST have /dev/pts turned on.
21 - If you want Bootsplash, you MUST have VESAFB enabled for 2.6,
22 other framebuffers won't work. You MUST also enable
23 "video mode selection support" and "Framebuffer Console support"
24 - To build a kernel with Genkernel you must have
25 "Block devices->Loopback device support"
26 "Block devices->RAM disk support"
27 - To boot genkernel properly, the kernel config must have
28 RAM disk support and Initial RAM disk support. You should
29 also set your "Default RAM disk size to 8192"
31 BOOTING A KERNEL WITH INITRD:
34 real_root= needs to point to your root partition
35 root= needs to point to the ramdisk (should stay at /dev/ram0)
36 init= needs to point to the linuxrc file to execute on the ramdisk
37 vga= should be the resolution you want your screen. 0x317 is
38 1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty bootsplash if
42 title=2.6.0 [ Genkernel ]
44 kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.0-gentoo root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/hda3 vga=0x317
45 initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-2.6.0-gentoo