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-
-Here are a set of 2.6.30.5 Linux kernel packages available for testing
-with Slackware 13.0. These are not supported kernels, and we would
-recommend that most users stick with the 2.6.29.6 kernels unless they
-have a reason to use the newer kernel. A possible reason might be if
-a system has some hardware that is better supported by the latest
-kernel, such as certain recent wifi and video drivers.
-
-That said, we hope these kernel packages are helpful.
-
-To use these packages, install them with installpkg:
-
-installpkg kernel-*.txz
-
-Then, use mkinitrd to make an initial ramdisk. Use appropriate settings
-for the kernel, filesystem module and type, and root device. Here's an
-example for the i686 generic kernel using ext4 on root device /dev/sda2:
-
-mkinitrd -k 2.6.30.5-smp -m ext4 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2
-
-Here's an example using the x86_64 generic kernel and ext4 on /dev/sda2:
-
-mkinitrd -k 2.6.30.5 -m ext4 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda2
-
-Now, you'll need to edit your /etc/lilo.conf.
-
-**************
-* IMPORTANT! *
-**************
-
-Due to the size of the 2.6.30.5 kernel and initrd, many BIOSes cannot boot
-the kernel/ramdisk combination for i686, and most (if not all) will have
-problems with the x86_64 kernel/ramdisk unless this option is added to the
-/etc/lilo.conf:
-
-large-memory
-
-This allows LILO to use more than the first 15MB of RAM. LILO does not use
-this option by default since it doesn't work with some older systems (BIOSes
-from before around 2001). LILO tries to detect the amount of space that will
-be required to decompress the kernel, but some adjustment to the code is
-going to be needed, or perhaps we will have to investigate alternatives for
-the bootloader. In any case, that's something for Slackware 13.1 or 14.0, or
-whatever happens down the line.
-
-The option can go into the lilo.conf global section. It actually works just
-fine to make it the first uncommented line of the file.
-
-**************
-
-Editing the /etc/lilo.conf file:
-
-With the large-memory option added to the file as described above, the next
-step is to add a section to boot the new kernel and initrd. It's probably
-a good idea to leave the section that boots the existing kernel in place at
-first.
-
-An example for the 2.6.30.5-smp i686 kernel might look like this, added to
-the bottom of /etc/lilo.conf:
-
-# Linux bootable partition config begins
-image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-smp-2.6.30.5-smp
- initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
- root = /dev/sda2
- label = L26305
- read-only
-# Linux bootable partition config ends
-
-This uses the same configuration as the mkinitrd example for i686 above --
-adjust it to suit your needs.
-
-Once you've edited /etc/lilo.conf to add a boot section for the new kernel
-and the large-memory option, you're ready to reinstall LILO. As root,
-issue the "lilo" command. You should see output similar to this:
-
-# lilo
-Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
-Added Linux *
-Added Windows
-Added L26305
-One warning was issued.
-
-If you get an error (not just a warning), you'll need to figure out how to
-correct that and install LILO again BEFORE you try to reboot the machine!
-Otherwise the machine may not reboot, and you'll need to use bootable media
-to rescue it.
-
-Once LILO is installed without errors (warnings are probably OK), you may
-reboot the machine and select the menu option for the new kernel. If all
-goes well, your machine will start up running the 2.6.30.5 kernel.
-
-Hope this helps, and have fun. :-)
-