[Linux-ia64] Re: Documentation for compiling IA64

[Linux-ia64] Re: Documentation for compiling IA64

[Bill Nottingham]

McCaffity, Ray (ray.mccaffity@wcg.com) said: 
> I downloaded the 2.4.3 kernel from Kernel.org and then the IA64 patch from
> the ports directory.
> I patched the Kernel with the 2.4.3-ia64 diff file.
> I can do a 'make mrproper', and a 'make config' (It even recognizes the IA64
> CPU), I can even do a
> 'make dep' but it doesn't let me do a make bzImage or even a make zImage.  I
> tried looking in the 
> make.rules and makefile to see what targets were options, but didn't find
> anything.  What is the target 
> make file?

make vmlinux

> One other thing I noticed.  With x86 version, you can select how much memory
> the Kernel will recognize
> (4GB, 64GB, etc..)  There is 16GB in this server.  Will the Kernel recognize
> all of it? 

Yes.

> Right now I have to
> do a mem=2G from the ELI loader.

Why?

Bill

Re: [Linux-ia64] Re: Documentation for compiling IA64

[David Mosberger]

>>>>> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 11:31:16 -0400, Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com> said:

  Bill> McCaffity, Ray (ray.mccaffity@wcg.com) said:
  >> I downloaded the 2.4.3 kernel from Kernel.org and then the IA64
  >> patch from the ports directory.  I patched the Kernel with the
  >> 2.4.3-ia64 diff file.  I can do a 'make mrproper', and a 'make
  >> config' (It even recognizes the IA64 CPU), I can even do a 'make
  >> dep' but it doesn't let me do a make bzImage or even a make
  >> zImage.  I tried looking in the make.rules and makefile to see
  >> what targets were options, but didn't find anything.  What is the
  >> target make file?

  Bill> make vmlinux

Starting with 2.4.3, there is also "make compressed", which will build
vmlinux.gz and is the closest to the x86 "zImage" target.

Note: you'll need elilo.efi to boot 2.4.3!

	--david