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
  32 FIRMWARE:
  33 =========
  34
  35 We create our own firmware package, which includes the firmware for
  36 all proxmox-ve kernels. So far this include
  37
  38 pve-kernel-2.6.18
  39 pve-kernel-2.6.24
  40 pve-kernel-2.6.32
  41 pve-kernel-2.6.35
  42
  43 We use 'find-firmware.pl' to extract lists of required firmeware
  44 files.  The script 'assemble-firmware.pl' is used to read those lists
  45 and copy the files from various source directory into a target
  46 directory.
  47
  48 We do not include firmeware for some wireless HW when there is a
  49 separate debian package for that, for example:
  50
  51 zd1211-firmware
  52 atmel-firmware
  53 bluez-firmware
  54
  55
  56 PATCHES:
  57 --------
  58
  59  bootsplash-3.1.9-2.6.31-rh.patch: bootsplash patch
  60
  61  bridge-patch.diff: Avoid bridge problems with changing MAC
  62   see also: http://forum.openvz.org/index.php?t=msg&th=5291
  63
  64   Behaviour after 2.6.27 has changed slighly - after setting mac address
  65   of bridge device, then address won't change. So we could omit
  66   that patch, requiring to set hwaddress in /etc/network/interfaces.
  67
  68  SCSI-aacraid-Add-PMC-Sierra-SRC-based-controller.patch: aacraid update
  69
  70
  71 Additional information
  72 ----------------------
  73
  74 We use the default configuration provided by openvz, and apply
  75 the following modification:
  76
  77 see config-2.6.32.diff
  78
  79 - enable bootsplash
  80         CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
  81         CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=Y
  82         CONFIG_BOOTSPLASH=y
  83
  84 - disable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
  85
  86 - disable CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME
  87
  88 - enable common CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XXX to avoid hardware detection
  89   problems (udev, undate-initramfs hav serious problems without that)
  90
  91          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
  92          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
  93          CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y
  94
  95
  96 Testing final kernel with kvm
  97 -----------------------------
  98
  99 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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