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 latest Broadcom bnx2 drivers
  23
  24   * original file linux-7.4.27.zip contains
  25     netxtreme2-7.4.27.tar.gz (added to repository)
  26
  27 - include latest Adaptec aacraid driver
  28
  29 FIRMWARE:
  30 =========
  31
  32 We create our own firmware package, which includes the firmware for
  33 all proxmox-ve kernels. So far this include
  34
  35 pve-kernel-2.6.18
  36 pve-kernel-2.6.24
  37 pve-kernel-2.6.32
  38 pve-kernel-2.6.35
  39
  40 We use 'find-firmware.pl' to extract lists of required firmeware
  41 files.  The script 'assemble-firmware.pl' is used to read those lists
  42 and copy the files from various source directory into a target
  43 directory.
  44
  45 We do not include firmeware for some wireless HW when there is a
  46 separate debian package for that, for example:
  47
  48 zd1211-firmware
  49 atmel-firmware
  50 bluez-firmware
  51
  52
  53 PATCHES:
  54 --------
  55
  56  bootsplash-3.1.9-2.6.31-rh.patch: bootsplash patch
  57
  58  bridge-patch.diff: Avoid bridge problems with changing MAC
  59   see also: http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5291
  60
  61   Behaviour after 2.6.27 has changed slighly - after setting mac address
  62   of bridge device, then address won't change. So we could omit
  63   that patch, requiring to set hwaddress in /etc/network/interfaces.
  64
  65
  66 Additional information
  67 ----------------------
  68
  69 We use the default configuration provided by openvz, and apply
  70 the following modification:
  71
  72 see config-2.6.32.diff
  73
  74 - enable bootsplash
  75         CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
  76         CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=Y
  77         CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH=y
  78
  79 - disable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
  80
  81 - disable CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME
  82
  83 - enable common CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XXX to avoid hardware detection
  84   problems (udev, undate-initramfs hav serious problems without that)
  85
  86          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
  87          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
  88          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y
  89
  90 - disable module signatures (CONFIG_MODULE_SIG, CONFIG_CRYPTO_SIGNATURE)
  91
  92 - enable usbip (this is also enable on debian kernels)
  93
  94          CONFIG_USB_IP_COMMON=m
  95          CONFIG_USB_IP_VHCI_HCD=m
  96          CONFIG_USB_IP_HOST=m
  97
  98 - enable IBM JFS file system
  99
 100   This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable
 101   it as requested by users (bug #64)
 102
 103 - enable apple HFS and HFSPLUS
 104
 105   This is disabled in RHEL kernel for no real reason, so we enable
 106   it as requested by users
 107
 108 - enable CONFIG_BRIDGE=y
 109
 110   Else we get warnings on boot, that
 111   net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables is an unknown key
 112
 113 Testing final kernel with kvm
 114 -----------------------------
 115
 116 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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