bin/install_kernel.sh


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#!/bin/bash

# Install a kernel packed by pack_kernel.sh script

# This script is based on Aristeu Rozanski's work. I've got this script by
# email, so there is no CVS repository to point to.

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "$0 <tarball>" >&2;
	exit 1;
fi

tarball="$1";
tmp=$(mktemp -d);
mv $tarball $tmp/;
cd $tmp;
tar xfj $tarball
rm -f $tarball;
chown root.root -R boot lib;
/bin/cp boot/* /boot/
/bin/cp -R lib/modules/* /lib/modules

version=$(basename $tarball .tar.bz2);
#depmod $version;
#mkinitrd --force /boot/initramfs-$version.img $version
new-kernel-pkg --install --make-default --depmod --mkinitrd $version

rm -Rf $tmp;