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[Kernel Fedora transplantation]@normal surgery

; target: 3 files ;
$ cd /boot; ls
initramfs-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686.img << bring it from Fedora
vmlinuz-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686 << bring it from fedora

; last file ; 
$ cp /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset fedora.preset
$ cd /etc/mkinitcpio.d; ls
example.preset fedora.preset  kernel26-lts.kver  kernel26-lts.preset  linux.preset

; file tuning ;
$ cat fedora.preset
# mkinitcpio preset file for the 'linux' package
ALL_config="/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
ALL_kver="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686"
PRESETS=('default' 'fallback')
#default_config="/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
default_image="/boot/initramfs-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686.img"
#default_options=""
#fallback_config="/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
fallback_image="/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img"
fallback_options="-S autodetect"

; Grub setup ; 
$ vim /boot/grub/menu.lst
# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,0)
#kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/15bd099c-22aa-4fa9-998e-964f5e3fedd8 ro vga=773 quiet splash
#initrd /initramfs-linux.img
#kernel /vmlinuz26-lts root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/15bd099c-22aa-4fa9-998e-964f5e3fedd8 ro vga=773 quiet
#initrd /kernel26-lts.img
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/15bd099c-22aa-4fa9-998e-964f5e3fedd8 ro vga=773 quiet
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img

; Grub apply ;
 
[root@myhost ~]# mkinitcpio -p fedora
==> Building image from preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686.img
==> Starting build: 2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686
  -> Parsing hook: [base]
  -> Parsing hook: [udev]
  -> Parsing hook: [autodetect]
  -> Parsing hook: [plymouth]
  -> Parsing hook: [pata]
  -> Parsing hook: [scsi]
  -> Parsing hook: [sata]
  -> Parsing hook: [filesystems]
  -> Parsing hook: [usbinput]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686
  -> Parsing hook: [base]
  -> Parsing hook: [udev]
  -> Parsing hook: [plymouth]
  -> Parsing hook: [pata]
  -> Parsing hook: [scsi]
  -> Parsing hook: [sata]
  -> Parsing hook: [filesystems]
  -> Parsing hook: [usbinput]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful


[VGA2USB]@tested in Fedora 15

Step 1: download http://www.epiphan.com/downloads/linux/vga2usb-3.26.0.25-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.tbz 
Step 2: ls 
Config.mak drvwrapper.o vga2usb-3.26.0.25-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.tbz 
drvwrapper.c Makefile vga2usb_bins.o drvwrapper.h modules.order 
vga2usb.ko drvwrapper_lib.c Module.symvers vga2usb.mod.c 
drvwrapper_lib.h README vga2usb.mod.o drvwrapper_lib.o v2u_id.h 
vga2usb.o 

Step 3: make; make install 

Step 4: cp -R vga2usb.ko /lib/modules/2.6.40.6-0.fc15.i686/ 

Step 5: depmod -a 

Step 6: modprobe vga2usb 

Step 7: dmesg 

[47260.759480] Epiphan Systems frame grabber driver version 3.26.0.25 loaded 
[47260.780910] VGA2USB is now attached to vga2usb-192 
[47260.780949] usbcore: registered new interface driver vga2usb 
[47260.782555] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 5 
[47260.782615] vga2usb: Disconnect 
[47262.504079] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd 
[47262.619009] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=5555, idProduct=1110 
[47262.619052] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 
[47262.619061] usb 1-3: Product: VGA to USB 
[47262.619068] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Epiphan 
[47262.619079] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: V2U107759 
[47262.620308] VGA2USB is now attached to vga2usb-192 

Step 8: ll /dev/vide<tab> video0