YDL PPC kernel rebuilt question

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Thanks!  The yaboot is not working yet for G5 system but Terra Soft claims that it will be ready in a couple of days.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen.Harker@spme.monash.edu.au
> [mailto:Stephen.Harker@spme.monash.edu.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 6:46 PM
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: YDL PPC kernel rebuilt question
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 07:09:21PM -0700, 
> yiding_wang@agilent.com wrote:
> > Hello Team,
> 
> > I have a G5 system from Terra Soft with pre-installed YDL 3.0.1.  I
> > have some questions regarding rebuilding new kernel.  After rebuilt
> > kernel successfully with command 'make bzImage', I cannot find boot
> > image 'bzImage' from linux/arch/ppc/boot.  
> 
> The use of a compressed kernel image seems to be a x86 linux
> feature.  As best I understand for linux on sparc, ppc and alpha you
> just build the image (called vmlinux) and not a compressed one.
> 
> > Now my question is what is the
> > equivalent way to Linux x86 to rebuild kernel and reboot from new
> > kernel image under PPC, special for YDL? 
> 
> For general information on building the kernel on YDL see:
> 
> http://yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/kernels.shtml
> 
> The bootloader you will be using is yaboot and some information is
> given on the above url.  If you want more information try:
> 
> http://penguinppc.org/projects/yaboot/doc/yaboot-howto.shtml/
> 
> -- 
> Stephen Harker                           
> Stephen.Harker@spme.monash.edu.au
> School of Physics & Materials Engineering
> Monash University                       
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