kernel_picker is a Perl script which allows a user to install a given kernel into an OSCAR image different from the one which is installed by default. After step 1, but before step 2, you can run kernel_picker to substitute a given kernel into your OSCAR (SIS) image. If executed with no command line options, you will be prompted for all information. If you use any command line options, the program will assume that you know what you are doing and prompt you only for information which is required for correct execution.
The kernel_picker program assumes that the optional OSCAR image files you wish to use reside in a subdirectory in the /var/lib/systemimager/images directory. By default, the original OSCAR image is in a subdirectory named oscarimage.
kernel_picker is installed in the /opt/kernel_picker/bin directory. Documentation is available in HTML, PostScript, PDF, plain text, and manpage formats. To see the manpage documentation, type the following at a Unix command prompt:
$ man /opt/kernel_picker/man/man1/kernel_picker.1
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