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From: G Anna <drguruolai@eth.net>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error)
Date: 28 May 2002 21:14:00 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3ptzge0qn.fsf_-_@wobble.eth.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020527165031.GA2875@cam.ac.uk>


> Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 17:50:31 +0100
> From: Steven Smith <sos22@cam.ac.uk>
> Subj: Re: Kernel error

(snip)

> My suggestion would be to compile a new kernel, and set
> EXTRAVERSION.  If the new kernel is version 2.4.5<extra>, then put
> the System.map in /boot/System.map-2.4.5<extra>.

I installed RH 7.1.  It came with 2.4.2-2 kernel.  I then upgraded the
kernel to 2.4.16.  While compiling the new 2.4.16 kernel I didn't not
set the EXTRAVERSION in /usr/src/linux/Makefile. Will this cause any
problem in the future?

What is the significance of this EXTRAVERSION?  Can I choose any value
for this variable?  Also, should this value always start with -, by
convention?

$ ls /lib/modules
2.4.16
2.4.2-2

$ uname -a
Linux wobble 2.4.16 #8 Tue May 14 14:15:58 IST 2002 i686 unknown

Thank you all for your time.

Cheers,
anna

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  reply	other threads:[~2002-05-28 15:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-05-26 14:57 Kernel error Shaun Bryant
2002-05-26 18:40 ` Richard Adams
2002-05-27  4:35 ` G Anna
2002-05-27 15:18   ` Richard Adams
2002-05-27 15:45 ` Ray Olszewski
2002-05-27 19:15   ` Richard Adams
2002-05-27 16:50 ` Steven Smith
2002-05-28 15:44   ` G Anna [this message]
2002-05-28 16:54     ` Setting EXTRAVERSION (was Re: Kernel error) Ray Olszewski
2002-05-28 17:08     ` Steven Smith
2002-05-28 18:32     ` Richard Adams
2002-05-28 20:24     ` Chuck Gelm

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