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Part VII. Kernel, Module and Driver Configuration

This part covers various tools that assist administrators with kernel customization.

Table of Contents

23. Manually Upgrading the Kernel
23.1. Overview of Kernel Packages
23.2. Preparing to Upgrade
23.3. Downloading the Upgraded Kernel
23.4. Performing the Upgrade
23.5. Verifying the Initial RAM Disk Image
23.6. Verifying the Boot Loader
23.6.1. Configuring the GRUB Boot Loader
23.6.2. Configuring the OS/400 Boot Loader
23.6.3. Configuring the YABOOT Boot Loader
24. Working with Kernel Modules
24.1. Listing Currently-Loaded Modules
24.2. Displaying Information About a Module
24.3. Loading a Module
24.4. Unloading a Module
24.5. Setting Module Parameters
24.6. Persistent Module Loading
24.7. Specific Kernel Module Capabilities
24.7.1. Using Multiple Ethernet Cards
24.7.2. Using Channel Bonding
24.8. Additional Resources
25. The kdump Crash Recovery Service
25.1. Configuring the kdump Service
25.1.1. Configuring the kdump at first boot
25.1.2. Using the Kernel Dump Configuration Utility
25.1.3. Configuring kdump on the Command Line
25.1.4. Testing the Configuration
25.2. Analyzing the Core Dump
25.2.1. Running the crash Utility
25.2.2. Displaying the Message Buffer
25.2.3. Displaying a Backtrace
25.2.4. Displaying a Process Status
25.2.5. Displaying Virtual Memory Information
25.2.6. Displaying Open Files
25.2.7. Exiting the Utility
25.3. Additional Resources
25.3.1. Installed Documentation
25.3.2. Useful Websites