X-Git-Url: https://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=cd5e2eb6213b052d4bbd40d8c6bf92e92ca787e9;hb=b3bebd94bbe4e59dfa23d85b0296a4ce8ebcc6c7;hp=d1edcc7adabe4a1dfd8efbdb3d26777a8526b044;hpb=4e0c1159d83a658d1ffba5bc3442f4ec4cadb436;p=pandora-kernel.git diff --git a/README b/README index d1edcc7adabe..cd5e2eb6213b 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ INSTALLING the kernel: gzip -cd linux-2.6.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf - + or + bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.XX.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - + + Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel. Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually @@ -77,6 +81,11 @@ INSTALLING the kernel: failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has made a mistake. + Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels + (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply + directly to the base 2.6.x kernel. Please read + Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. + Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this process. It determines the current kernel version and applies any patches found. @@ -174,11 +183,8 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: COMPILING the kernel: - - Make sure you have gcc 2.95.3 available. - gcc 2.91.66 (egcs-1.1.2), and gcc 2.7.2.3 are known to miscompile - some parts of the kernel, and are *no longer supported*. - Also remember to upgrade your binutils package (for as/ld/nm and company) - if necessary. For more information, refer to Documentation/Changes. + - Make sure you have at least gcc 3.2 available. + For more information, refer to Documentation/Changes. Please note that you can still run a.out user programs with this kernel.