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Expand Up @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:

You should now have the sources correctly installed.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:

Compiling and running the 4.x kernels requires up-to-date
versions of various software packages. Consult
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"make randconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol
values to random values.

"make localmodconfig" Create a config based on current config and
loaded modules (lsmod). Disables any module
option that is not needed for the loaded modules.
"make localmodconfig"
Create a config based on current config and
loaded modules (lsmod). Disables any module
option that is not needed for the loaded modules.

To create a localmodconfig for another machine,
store the lsmod of that machine into a file
and pass it in as a LSMOD parameter.
To create a localmodconfig for another machine,
store the lsmod of that machine into a file
and pass it in as a LSMOD parameter.

target$ lsmod > /tmp/mylsmod
target$ scp /tmp/mylsmod host:/tmp
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