Tuesday, March 19, 2019

How to use Ubuntu kernel in Knoppix

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   How I came up with this and why you may need it 1
   Outline of steps needed to install Ubuntu kernel in Knoppix. 1
   Preparing USB flash drive with Knoppix. 2
   Getting Ubuntu kernel images. 2
   Recreating modules.dep for Ubuntu kernel modules. 3
   Compiling out-of-tree cloop kernel module. 3
   Appending Ubuntu kernel modules to custom minirt.gz. 3
   Adding Ubuntu kernel to syslinux config. 4
Appendix A – Knoppix minirt init script outline. 4
Appendix B – Ubuntu kernel in Knoppix that is fully HDD-installed on reiserfs partition with grub. 5
Appendix C – how to get Ubuntu kernel source to embed needed kernel modules. 5