IBM NetVista Thin Client 2200/2800 Linux Kernel Build Instructions
Due to specific devices used by the IBM NetVista thin clients, you will have to rebuild the kernel on your Linux server, using the configuration file and patches supplied with this package. It is assumed that you have the toolkit package NetVistaLTC.tar.gz.
Get Kernel Source and Patches:
Build Kernel:
- cd /usr/src/linux
- make oldconfig
- make clean
- make dep
- make vmlinux
- cp vmlinux <BOOT_DIR>/kernel.2x00
Build and Install Loadable Modules:
- cd /usr/src/linux
- make modules
- rm -rf install_modules
- mkdir install_modules
- export INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/usr/src/linux/install_modules
- make modules_install
- mv install_modules/lib/modules <BOOT_DIR>/lib/modules
(Last update: 08/08/01)