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| author | Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> | 2015-12-05 17:50:10 -0200 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2016-01-25 12:39:18 -0700 |
| commit | 3047bcc537cf90ce73f87271e4bc11e83972632c (patch) | |
| tree | 9a3bc516503a47e46ee96a57f9d63b5b83e4af9d /README | |
| parent | 32fd52d56b3d223c567e17727f30cd6286f8f716 (diff) | |
| download | linux-3047bcc537cf90ce73f87271e4bc11e83972632c.tar.gz | |
README: cosmetic fixes
Signed-off-by: Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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| -rw-r--r-- | README | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README index f4756ee1c918..afc4f0d81ee1 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION: INSTALLING the kernel source: - If you install the full sources, put the kernel tarball in a - directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and + directory where you have permissions (e.g. your home directory) and unpack it: xz -cd linux-4.X.tar.xz | tar xvf - @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel: When compiling the kernel, all output files will per default be stored together with the kernel source code. - Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate + Using the option "make O=output/dir" allows you to specify an alternate place for the output files (including .config). Example: @@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: "make nconfig" Enhanced text based color menus. - "make xconfig" X windows (Qt) based configuration tool. + "make xconfig" Qt based configuration tool. - "make gconfig" X windows (GTK+) based configuration tool. + "make gconfig" GTK+ based configuration tool. "make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the contents of your existing ./.config file and asking about @@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ COMPILING the kernel: Normally, the kernel build system runs in a fairly quiet mode (but not totally silent). However, sometimes you or other kernel developers need to see compile, link, or other commands exactly as they are executed. - For this, use "verbose" build mode. This is done by inserting - "V=1" in the "make" command. E.g.: + For this, use "verbose" build mode. This is done by passing + "V=1" to the "make" command, e.g. make V=1 all @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel: kernel image file is usually /vmlinuz, /boot/vmlinuz, /bzImage or /boot/bzImage. To use the new kernel, save a copy of the old image and copy the new image over the old one. Then, you MUST RERUN LILO - to update the loading map!! If you don't, you won't be able to boot + to update the loading map! If you don't, you won't be able to boot the new kernel image. Reinstalling LILO is usually a matter of running /sbin/lilo. |