From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from 26.mail-out.ovh.net ([91.121.27.225]:38110 "HELO 26.mail-out.ovh.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751637Ab0C2Xot (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:44:49 -0400 Message-ID: <4BB13B6C.5090409@example.com> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:44:44 +0200 From: Piotr Hosowicz Reply-To: piotr@hosowicz.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Is root kernel parameter expected to be the first one or something? References: <4B9FD5D1.8040203@example.com> <4B9FDAF3.9010804@xenotime.net> <4BB10A9D.7000506@example.com> <20100329133809.af969338.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <4BB1108C.60202@example.com> <20100329143334.9b295e1d.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <4BB12A8A.1040202@example.com> <20100329153916.18afaf25.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <4BB12D4C.7080904@example.com> <20100329154852.5476ed2e.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <4BB12FE6.9050805@example.com> <20100329160652.ab668ff9.rdunlap@xenotime.net> In-Reply-To: <20100329160652.ab668ff9.rdunlap@xenotime.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kbuild-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: Randy Dunlap Cc: linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org Randy Dunlap wrote: >> You download the driver and ru it : >> >> bash downloaded_file.run > > but a large part of that file appears to be a pre-compiled binary. > Yes, it is sort of runnable shell archive. It conatins binary drivers matching some common distro-supplied kernels and if it cannot math one it builds anew the driver for the system where it is run. Regards, Piotr Hosowicz -- TV: "W tej chwili, że się tak wyrażę, zaliczonych mamy 17 zawodniczek." NP: Mark Knopfler - Remembrance Day NB: 2.6.34-rc2-next-20100329+