9 See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/genkernel.xml or
10 issue ``genkernel --help''.
13 To port to other arches:
15 # cd /usr/share/genkernel
16 # cp -Rp x86 ${myarch}
17 # mkdir /usr/share/genkernel/pkg/${myarch}
19 Modify what is needed in the /usr/share/genkernel/${myarch}
20 directory, as well making a generic kernel-config.
22 IMPORTANT KERNEL NOTES:
23 - You MUST have /dev/pts turned on.
24 "Block devices->Loopback device support"
25 "Block devices->RAM disk support"
26 - To boot genkernel properly, the kernel config must have
27 RAM disk support and Initial RAM disk support. You should
28 also set your "Default RAM disk size to 8192"
30 BOOTING A KERNEL WITH INITRD:
33 real_root= needs to point to your root partition
34 root= needs to point to the ramdisk (should stay at /dev/ram0)
35 init= needs to point to the linuxrc file to execute on the ramdisk
36 vga= should be the resolution you want your screen. 0x317 is
37 1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty splash if
41 title=2.6.0 [ Genkernel ]
43 kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.0-gentoo root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/hda3 vga=0x317
44 initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-2.6.0-gentoo