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 FIRMWARE:
  27 =========
  28
  29 We create our own firmware package, which includes the firmware for
  30 all proxmox-ve kernels. So far this include
  31
  32 pve-kernel-2.6.18
  33 pve-kernel-2.6.24
  34 pve-kernel-2.6.32
  35 pve-kernel-2.6.35
  36
  37 We use 'find-firmware.pl' to extract lists of required firmeware
  38 files.  The script 'assemble-firmware.pl' is used to read those lists
  39 and copy the files from various source directory into a target
  40 directory.
  41
  42 We do not include firmeware for some wireless HW when there is a
  43 separate debian package for that, for example:
  44
  45 zd1211-firmware
  46 atmel-firmware
  47 bluez-firmware
  48
  49
  50 PATCHES:
  51 --------
  52
  53  bootsplash-3.1.9-2.6.31-rh.patch: bootsplash patch
  54
  55  bridge-patch.diff: Avoid bridge problems with changing MAC
  56   see also: http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5291
  57
  58   Behaviour after 2.6.27 has changed slighly - after setting mac address
  59   of bridge device, then address won't change. So we could omit
  60   that patch, requiring to set hwaddress in /etc/network/interfaces.
  61
  62  SCSI-aacraid-Add-PMC-Sierra-SRC-based-controller.patch: aacraid update
  63
  64
  65 Additional information
  66 ----------------------
  67
  68 We use the default configuration provided by openvz, and apply
  69 the following modification:
  70
  71 see config-2.6.32.diff
  72
  73 - enable bootsplash
  74         CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
  75         CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=Y
  76         CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH=y
  77
  78 - disable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
  79
  80 - disable CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME
  81
  82 - enable common CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XXX to avoid hardware detection
  83   problems (udev, undate-initramfs hav serious problems without that)
  84
  85          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
  86          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
  87          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y
  88
  89
  90 Testing final kernel with kvm
  91 -----------------------------
  92
  93 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
  94