[PATCH] make /sbin/installkernel with kernel's "make install"

[Tim Gardner]

Jesse Barnes wrote:
> The upstream kernel has an "install" option which is handy for
> development.  It uses /sbin/installkernel to set up the new kernel
> (make the initrd and update GRUB).  Unfortunately, on
> Ubuntu, /sbin/installkernel doesn't actually do everything necessary to
> set up the new kernel (no initrd, no GRUB update).  This patch fixes
> that for me, but may not be correct in all cases.  Any thoughts?
> 
> Please cc me on reply, I'm not subscribed to the kernel-team list.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jesse
> 
> --- installkernel.orig	2009-05-26 00:16:48.000000000 -0700
> +++ installkernel	2009-05-26 00:26:21.000000000 -0700
> @@ -74,5 +74,8 @@
>  #   mkboot -i ${dir}/vmlinuz-${ver}                                    #
>  # fi                                                                   #
>  ########################################################################
> +
> +update-initramfs -k $ver -c
> +update-grub
>   
>  exit 0
> 

We should probably add some smarts to accommodate lilo in a distro (or 
debian) centric way. I noted that arch/x86/boot/install.sh already runs 
/sbin/lilo if it exists.

Scott - is it sufficient to just check for /usr/sbin/grub before running 
update-grub ? How does chain booting grub2 affect things ?

rtg
-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com