[NTLUG:Discuss] Kernel

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Patrick Parks wrote:
> Cool, thanks for the reply.
> 
> 
>>the System.map file is not generally used for much either. I 'think' 
>>that his is used for debugging. You need it if you debug something. 
>>When you do a compile yourself, a System.map file is created. I 
>>copy this to my /boot directory and add a -x.x.x. version number to it
> 
> 
> do you soft link this also? ln -s System.map System.map-x.x.x?

No, you want to copy it.  If you don't, and then you later come back and make 
a new kernel, you've "lost" your data (System.map-old-kernel-info) haven't 
you. :-)

> 
> I have seen some references to recompiling the Kernel using RPM, is this
> recommended, and what is the difference in doing it this way vs   the
> old way?

You got me there.  I always thought the new kernel rpms just dumped new source 
into /usr/src/linux for you to compile, but now that I think about it, I'm not 
sure I've ever let up2date give me a new kernel.

HTH,
Kevin