installkernel

installkernel

#!/bin/sh
#
# Arguments:
#   $1 - kernel version
#   $2 - kernel image file
#   $3 - kernel map file
#   $4 - default install path (blank if root directory)

# define input variables
#
# assume default install path is /boot

if [ -z $4 ]; then
   install_path=$4;
else
   install_path=/boot;
fi

kver=$1
kimg=$2
kmap=$3

vmlinuz=$install_path/vmlinuz-$kver
sysmap=$install_path/System.map-$kver
kconfig=$install_path/kconfig-$kver
initramfs=$install_path/initramfs-$kver.img


#
# check for previous versions
#
if [ -f $vmlinuz ]; then cp $vmlinuz $vmlinuz.old; fi
if [ -f $initramfs ]; then cp $initramfs $initramfs.old; fi
# if [ -f $sysmap ]; then cp $sysmap $sysmap.old; fi
# if [ -f $kconfig ]; then cp $kconfig $kconfig.old; fi


#
# install the image and map files
#
cat $kimg > $vmlinuz
# cp $kmap $sysmap
# cp $(dirname "$kmap")/.config $kconfig

#
# install the initramfs
#
mkinitcpio -k $vmlinuz -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g $initramfs

#
# Check for grub, then lilo
#
# In the Grub menu you can use two menu entries, one pointing to
# kernel-newest and one to kernel-previous.
if [ -d $install_path/grub ]; then
     # mv $install_path/kernel-newest $install_path/kernel-previous
     # cp $vmlinuz $install_path/kernel-newest

    update-grub
elif [ -x /sbin/lilo ]; then

    /sbin/lilo -v

fi