HowTo Update LiveCD Kernel Version

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Hi All,

I am trying to install OpenSuse 11.2 on a Dell Poweredge r320 from the live CD, but the live CD’s kernel version does not have support for the PERC 710 raid controller. I was able to upgrade the kernel an r310 to 3.0.72, and after cloning the harddrive and installing on the r320, I was able to successfully boot.

I would like to update the live CD to use the newer kernel, and I believe the steps are as follows:
[ol]
[li]Build the kernel[/li][LIST=1]
[li]Download and extract kernel source[/li][li]Copy config from the live CD’s kernel by catting /proc/config.gz[/li][li]make oldconfig[/li][li]make vmlinux[/li][/ol]

[li]Make the initrd[/li][ol]
[li]This is where I am having the problem. Not sure how to do this for a live CD[/li][/ol]

[li]Update the iso[/li][ol]
[li]Copy the kernel to boot/i386/loader/linux[/li][li]Copy the initrd to boot/i386/loader/initrd[/li][li]Burn the iso to disk[/li][/ol]
[/LIST]

I haven’t been able to make it through step 2. Can anyone help with this?

Note: For now, I have to use 11.2, and Suse Studio doesn’t support that version of the distro :sadface:
Note: I couldn’t find anything on the wiki or in the forums that talked about updating the kernel. Sorry if I missed it.

TIA!

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Are you sure you want to keep using 11.2 ?
It got EOLe’d long time ago.
https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime

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At this point, it is a short term need. My team plans on upgrading this summer, but we need time to vet the new software.

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Well there is no support (ie repositories )so you will have to download the source and build the kernel if you want to change the kernel.

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@ op- Daniel may have older versions of SAKC. You can ask him in his blog
https://forums.opensuse.org/blogs/jdmcdaniel3/s-k-c-suse-automated-kernel-compiler-version-2-80-34/

http://paste.opensuse.org/view/download/73495755

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Hmmm. My question may not have been clear.

I am not having problems building the kernel. I am having problems finding out how to take a build kernel, create the associated initrd, and storing it in the iso.

Can you tell me how to do the last two steps?

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On 2013-04-25 21:56, samsparks wrote:
> I am not having problems building the kernel. I am having problems
> finding out how to take a build kernel, create the associated initrd,
> and storing it in the iso.
>
> Can you tell me how to do the last two steps?

Oh.

No idea how to do that, sorry. I’m curious about the procedure, but
nobody has explained it at a place which I happened to read (or remember).

When asked, the devs tell you to use suse-studio, but that doesn’t help
you, 11.2 is not supported.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

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Is there a better place than this forum to ask the devs this question?

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https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_lists

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On 2013-04-29 18:36, samsparks wrote:
> Is there a better place than this forum to ask the devs this question?

I have asked previously how to create or modify a live or a boot DVD,
got no answer. I was unable to find a documentation page on the subject
at opensuse.org.

You can search the mail list archive for similar questions.

The current answer is “susestudio”.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

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I have a similar question about updating the kernel on a 13.2 Live SDHC card
It seems that other software is updating but the kernel does not. The new kernel appears in the /boot directory but not on the BOOT partition.

It would still bve nice to be able to install to SDHC from openSuSE DVD (not LiveCD).

Any suggestions, HowTos, or links are appreciated.
I have searched with Google, DuckDuckGo, and (MoreS***) Bing to find solutions.

I’m running on a Lenovo Yoga 2 11 and Live seems to do very nicely - just want to update kernel.

thanks in advance.

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On Wed 28 Jan 2015 05:16:01 PM CST, salsoftsuse wrote:

I have a similar question about updating the kernel on a 13.2 Live SDHC
card
It seems that other software is updating but the kernel does not. The
new kernel appears in the /boot directory but not on the BOOT partition.

It would still bve nice to be able to install to SDHC from openSuSE DVD
(not LiveCD).

Any suggestions, HowTos, or links are appreciated.
I have searched with Google, DuckDuckGo, and (MoreS***) Bing to find
solutions.

I’m running on a Lenovo Yoga 2 11 and Live seems to do very nicely -
just want to update kernel.

thanks in advance.

Hi
Use Kiwi or on the openSUSE Build Service create an image, or even
easier use SUSE Studio to create your own updated bootable image…
https://susestudio.com

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 GNOME 3.10.1 Kernel 3.12.32-33-default
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On 2015-01-28 18:16, salsoftsuse wrote:
>
> I have a similar question about updating the kernel on a 13.2 Live SDHC
> card

Short answer: impossible.

Long answer: Nobody I know has explained how to do that, if at all
possible. The standard answer, as said before in this thread, is “create
your own ISO, using kiwi or susestudio”.

> It would still bve nice to be able to install to SDHC from openSuSE DVD
> (not LiveCD).

You can install from the DVD to anywhere that appears as a disk. Just
boot the DVD, and tell yast where to install.

Or you can convert any USB memory stick into a bootable install media by
raw copy of the DVD image to the stick.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)