On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:26:20 -0500 Paul Cartwright <a...@pcartwright.com> wrote:
> On Tue December 22 2009, Celejar wrote: > > Try 'make menuconfig', or copy over a config file from a running kernel > > of the same version. > > I downloaded 2.6.32.2 from kernel.org > config file from my kernel? 2.6.26.2 ? > would that work, and what is the config file? What I meant was that if you build the source of a kernel that you already have running on your system (e.g., from a debian package), then you can copy over the config file that accompanies that kernel. For example, let's say I have some linux-image-2.6.32* package installed (for when my custom kernel breaks, or when I need immediate support for something, and I don't have the time to build the support into my custom kernel). If I wanted to build a custom 2.6.32, I'd download some source for that version (either package 'linux-source-2.6.32', or from kernel.org), and then copy over '/boot/config/config-2.6.32*' into the source directory. Copying over a config from an earlier kernel may work, but it may leave some options not configured optimally. Even so, it will probably be good for a starting point, which you can then look over and modify. What I actually do is, whenever I build a new version, I begin by copying my custom configuration into the new source directory, and then look through it to see what interesting new options are there. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
