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@@ -1,31 +1,21 @@ -Linode (http://www.linode.com) is a VPS host with very neat, -very scriptable server-managing software, which supports -Arch Linux servers and custom kernels. This project maintains -the PKGBUILD for an Arch package (installable with pacman) -containing a kernel that is super-optimized for running on a -Linode instance, and also the grub menu to boot from it. +Linode (http://www.linode.com) is a VPS host which supports Arch Linux servers +and custom kernels. This project gives you an Arch kernel for your Linode. -Optimizations include compiling for Linode's exact cpu type and -stripping out all code for hardware that does not exist on Linode, -i.e. almost everything but the virtual xen block devices, NICs and -console. I also removed almost all filesystem support as 99% of -you will just be using their ext3 image and the other 1% will want -to tweak things anyway. +linux-linode is designed to closely track Arch kernel development while being as +resource friendly as possible. Compiles specifically for Linode's CPUs and +removes unneeded hardware support (i.e. almost everything besides xen block dev, +NICs & console). Also defaults to removing all filesystems but ext3 and +compiling in many things that are usually modules (fuse, dm-crypt for example) +but you can of course nconfig whatever you want. :) -To build this package on any arch linux machine, just do this: +Includes a grub boot menu where Linode expects to find it. You do NOT need grub, +grub2, grub-legacy or any other. grub-legacy is a conflict because of menu.lst. -* git clone git@github.com:twomen/linux-linode.git ~/linux-linode -* cd ~/linux-linode -* makepkg -c +This is a 64-bit kernel, so make sure you're using their 64-bit Arch image! -This will give you a file like: linux-linode-3.0.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz +Steps to use: -In order to use this super-optimized kernel on your linode, just do this: - -* Make sure you have the 64-bit Arch image (2010-05 at time of writing) -* pacman -Syu (just to make sure, the image is really old...) -* Upload pkg file to server -* sudo pacman -U /path/to/linux-linode-*.pkg.tar.xz -* set your linode kernel to pv-grub-64 -* reboot -* tell me about any bugs that were my fault :D + 1) pacman -Syu + 2) pacman -U /path/to/linux-linode-*-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz + 3) reboot your Linode with "kernel" set to: pv-grub-x86_64 + 4) report bugs ;) |