README

   1 KERNEL SOURCE:
   2 ==============
   3
   4 We use the OpenVZ Kernel sources, available from:
   5
   6 http://download.openvz.org/kernel/branches/rhel6-2.6.32/
   7
   8
   9 Additional/Updated Modules:
  10 ---------------------------
  11
  12 - we use bootsplash to display the boot logo.
  13
  14 - include latest AoE driver (http://support.coraid.com/support/linux)
  15
  16 - include latest ixgbe driver from intel/sourceforge
  17
  18 - include latest igb driver from intel/sourceforge
  19
  20 - include latest e1000e driver from intel/sourceforge
  21
  22 - include update for ARECA RAID cards
  23
  24   * ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/AP_Drivers/Linux/DRIVER/SourceCode/arcmsr.1.20.0X.15-110330.zip
  25
  26 - include latest broadcom bnx2 drivers
  27
  28   * original file linux-6.2.23.zip contains
  29     netxtreme2-6.2.23.tar.gz (added to repository)
  30
  31   NOTE: we do not install the bnx2x driver, because it does not compile
  32   with recent kernels
  33
  34 FIRMWARE:
  35 =========
  36
  37 We create our own firmware package, which includes the firmware for
  38 all proxmox-ve kernels. So far this include
  39
  40 pve-kernel-2.6.18
  41 pve-kernel-2.6.24
  42 pve-kernel-2.6.32
  43 pve-kernel-2.6.35
  44
  45 We use 'find-firmware.pl' to extract lists of required firmeware
  46 files.  The script 'assemble-firmware.pl' is used to read those lists
  47 and copy the files from various source directory into a target
  48 directory.
  49
  50 We do not include firmeware for some wireless HW when there is a
  51 separate debian package for that, for example:
  52
  53 zd1211-firmware
  54 atmel-firmware
  55 bluez-firmware
  56
  57
  58 PATCHES:
  59 --------
  60
  61  bootsplash-3.1.9-2.6.31-rh.patch: bootsplash patch
  62
  63  bridge-patch.diff: Avoid bridge problems with changing MAC
  64   see also: http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5291
  65
  66   Behaviour after 2.6.27 has changed slighly - after setting mac address
  67   of bridge device, then address won't change. So we could omit
  68   that patch, requiring to set hwaddress in /etc/network/interfaces.
  69
  70  SCSI-aacraid-Add-PMC-Sierra-SRC-based-controller.patch: aacraid update
  71
  72
  73 Additional information
  74 ----------------------
  75
  76 We use the default configuration provided by openvz, and apply
  77 the following modification:
  78
  79 see config-2.6.32.diff
  80
  81 - enable bootsplash
  82         CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
  83         CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=Y
  84         CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH=y
  85
  86 - disable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
  87
  88 - disable CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME
  89
  90 - enable common CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XXX to avoid hardware detection
  91   problems (udev, undate-initramfs hav serious problems without that)
  92
  93          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
  94          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
  95          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y
  96
  97
  98 Testing final kernel with kvm
  99 -----------------------------
 100
 101 kvm -kernel data/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-6-pve -initrd initrd.img-2.6.32-6-pve -append "vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr splash=silent" /dev/zero
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