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Questions tagged [linux-kernel]

This tag is for questions about the internals of the Linux kernel itself - particularly about use or configuration of kernel modules or drivers.

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How to run linux 0.01? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Running linux kernel 0.01 in a virtual machine How can I run Linux 0.01 on my laptop? If it's possible to run it, could you tell me how? Here you can download the source ...
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PATH is not permanently stored in file

I'm a newbie to Ubuntu. I want to add some variables to my PATH - I am using the following steps: Open a terminal window. Type the following commands: export GOROOT=/home/linux/go/hg export GOOS=...
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How do I uncompress vmlinuz to vmlinux?

I have already tried uncompress, gzip, and all other solutions that come up as google results and these have not worked for me. To get just the image search for the GZ signature - 1f 8b 08 00. >...
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Setting up a Remote Diskless System

I am trying to setup a PXE Boot server with RHEL 6 and am following these directions. Has anyone done this successfully?? I am having various issues. I used the rsync command to copy over the ...
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Running linux kernel 0.01 in a virtual machine

I'm just trying to know if is there is a way to run the first version of linux in a virtual machine. Since I am very new to this, my aim is to learn something basic on how the first version of linux ...
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Linux - Whitelist hardware devices

For security purposes, is it possible to have the operating system enforce a whitelist of hardware devices? This means that plugged in devices that are not in the whitelist will be ignored at an as ...
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Is it possible to boot a consumer i7 system with a Xeon processor and ECC memory?

I have read a couple of blog posts on the Internet that appear to imply one can boot at least some i7 motherboards with unbuffered ECC memory and a Xeon 43xx processor installed. I can boot my MSI ...
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Linux I2C Communication from Kernel Space

How do you interface with the Linux I2C driver from kernel space? For example, if I had LEDs connected to a GPIO expander on the I2C bus, how would I blink them twice before going down for reset from ...
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Linux kernel 2.6 - layer 7 support?

From what I found on the Internet, Layer7 classifier support is not merged into the current kernel (as of 2.6.39-rc6) and can be achieved with a patch. Is it known when (if ever) the support will be ...
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Exec Shield patch

The Exec Shield patch was removed from the Debian repositories a few months ago. Where can I download the patch ? I found this link but files are from 2006: Ingo Molnar link
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can't use console in Linux

I have some problem with Linux, I switch graphic interface to the console using Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F1, but I can't type anything, every second I receive: my question is, why can't I type ...
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`cat /proc/kmsg` outputs broken text

cat /proc/kmsg is convenient way to follow kernel messages. But the output is unreliable. Example: < eoyfl-o-ilF ilaltssI hwflssesJ a hwbctaealatv-psL hwmmr-sg()nc-l-TtssN oeOfso-eitr()so-l-iesQ ...
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Pipe kernel messages to another process as they occur

I have an OLED screen on my laptop that I have configured to show status information. The current driver I have installed in Linux for it is able to display messages by sending them to a script as an ...
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pinning process to a CPU

I wish to pin a process to a CPU1 in my dual CPU machine - how can I do it in Linux - any pointers ?
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Where did SELinux go?

I am compiling a new kernel, and want to enable SELinux but don't see it in menuconfig anywhere. The only framework under security options is Tomoyo.....so I ask, what happened to SELinux? Both 2.6.33....
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