-DEPENDANCIES:
+# $Id$
+
+DEPENDENCIES:
- GCC and binutils
- GNU Bash
+ - PaX Utilities
USAGE:
See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/genkernel.xml or
IMPORTANT KERNEL NOTES:
- You MUST have /dev/pts turned on.
- - If you want Bootsplash, you MUST have VESAFB enabled for 2.6,
- other framebuffers won't work. You MUST also enable
- "video mode selection support" and "Framebuffer Console support"
- - To build a kernel with Genkernel you must have
"Block devices->Loopback device support"
"Block devices->RAM disk support"
- To boot genkernel properly, the kernel config must have
root= needs to point to the ramdisk (should stay at /dev/ram0)
init= needs to point to the linuxrc file to execute on the ramdisk
vga= should be the resolution you want your screen. 0x317 is
- 1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty bootsplash if
+ 1024x768 - 16bpp and you'll get a pretty splash if
configured properly
GRUB EXAMPLE ENTRY: