Published on : July 1, 2014 by Vijesh Vijayan
Preface The boot sequence of Linux starts with the BIOS determining the primary boot device (Usually the first disk). Next the grub is displayed and we choose the desired Operating System. Loading of the OS starts next and the kernel is loaded into memory. Following the Kernel, the linux initrd is mounted. After this, control […]
Published on : October 3, 2009 by George K.
Recompile Kernal Compiling custom kernel has its own advantages and disadvantages. It helps to optimize the kernel to your environment (hardware and usage patterns). I shall try to guide you through the steps on recompile kernel Step 1: Download the kernel source cd /usr/local/src wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-x.y.z.tar.bz2 Note: Replace x.y.z with actual version number. Step 2: Extract […]
