<div>Impressed to see very active and supportive members in this mailing list! I am thankful to all who replied to my query.<br></div><div><br></div><div>@Artie: Do you think that going for bleeding edge kernel versions won't break up security? I had a bad experience with such bleeding edge kernel in server machines. For Desktop machines, I feel it okay. Just a bit of apprehension to adopt new kernel for a server environment.</div>
<div><br></div><div>@Shane: I could not follow what you meant by 'the card sitting in RH box". </div><div><br></div><div>I would like to create an image offlineand then dd to CF. Is there any specific scripts to do so from a normal debian/ubuntu installation? Sorry for my confusion.</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/10/25 Artie Gold <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agold@f4winc.com">agold@f4winc.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Typically doing a 'apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` will do exactly the right thing for you as far as being able to build modules is concerned. That would be my first recommendation.<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div>
<div>--ag<div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/10/25 Shane Harrison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shane.harrison@paragon.co.nz" target="_blank">shane.harrison@paragon.co.nz</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>1) yes I do exactly that, card image sits on an old red hat box. Of course the image is only the file system image and boot loader in MBR, partitions etc need to be set up first on the card. Otherwise you can take a an image of a real cf card using say cc and capture whole lot. Many ways to skin the cat.<br>
2) I wouldn't downgrade kernel. Just add repository that supports 2.6.38 to get kernel headers etc.</p>
<p>Cheers<br><font color="#888888">
Shane</font></p><div><div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 26, 2011 4:10 AM, "Zenny" <<a href="mailto:garbytrash@gmail.com" target="_blank">garbytrash@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>Thank you Shane for the comprehensive reply and John for pointing the right kernel.<br></div><div><br></div><div>§1 But from what you stated earlier, the modules should be added to a running voyage linux box. I am thinking of creating the USB images with additional modules and packages on a separate debian/ubuntu box, and then create either an img/tar/iso file to burn it further to flash drive.</div>
<div>Is that something possible? </div><div><br></div><div>§2 And like John pointed out voyage 0.7.5 has 2.6.38 kernel which is not what upstream (I meant debian squeeze) supports. Does voyage loose its performance or features by downgrading the kernel in sync with upstream?</div>
<div><br></div><div>/zenny</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/10/25 John Coltrane <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johncoltrane39@googlemail.com" target="_blank">johncoltrane39@googlemail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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On 10/24/2011 08:58 PM, Shane Harrison wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">On point 3). Not currently setup to support the "updates"
directory as far as I know. I always simply replace the existing
modules.<br>
<br>
To build a kernel module<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<p>To compile a kernel or a kernel module you need the kernel headers
etc. Unfortunately for some reason the SDK doesn't include these.
Follow these instructions to set up the environment to allow you to do
this.<br>
</p>
<p>When you need to build a module you will find out that the
linux-headers for the voyage kernel is not available.\\ <br>
Don't worry there is still a way to build your module.\\ <br>
**NOTE I'M WRITING THIS ASUMING YOU ARE USING KERNEL
2.6.32-486-VOYAGE** </p>
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hint: voyage 0.7.5 runs kernel 2.6.38<div><div><br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">
<p>first make sure you're on R/W mode if not run:<br>
remountrw<br>
</p>
<p>Perform the following to get the source<br>
apt-get install linux-source-2.6.32-voyage </p>
<p>once installed go to:<br>
/usr/src/ </p>
<p>There you'll see that a packed file un pack this file e.g.<br>
tar -zxf linux-source-2.6.32-voyage.tar.gz </p>
<p>once unpacked there will be a folder called
///usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32-voyage// \\ <br>
Enter this folder and edit the //Makefile// \\<br>
Look for <br>
EXTRAVERSION =<br>
and change it to<br>
EXTRAVERSION = -voyage </p>
<p>now you'll need to copy the config file to the //linux-source//
folder using:<br>
cp /boot/config-2.6.32-voyage
/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32-voyage/.config<br>
after that run<br>
make </p>
<p>Probably you'll want to go to bed or do something right now
because this can take a little time.<br>
</p>
<p>once it is FINALLY DONE you'll need to make a symbol link with
this command:<br>
ln -s /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.23-voyage
/lib/modules/2.6.23-486-voyage/build </p>
There you go now you can build your module!<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2011/10/25 Zenny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:garbytrash@gmail.com" target="_blank">garbytrash@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
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<div>Voyage linux seems a wonderful distro. I am surfing around the
voyage linux site here and there, but what I could not find are:<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>1) How to make it completely compatible with the upstream
debian release including kernel?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>2) By downgrading the kernel, will it affect the voyage linux
stability?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>3) I need to add a few kernel modules, but I could not find
exactly how to go about it? I did find the SDKs for 0.7.5 (not for
0.8.0), but it does not explain how to add or remove some kernel
module or packages before transferring to a USB/FlashDisk?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Appreciate if I could get some hints, links or advice. Thanks!</div>
</blockquote>
<div><br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
Shane <br>
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