On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:21:15 -0500 Michael Sullivan wrote: > > > > Back up .config, make mrproper, restore .config, make menuconfig and > > exit, choosing yes to save kernel config. > > > > then make the kernel in the usual manner. > > Can this be done with genkernel? I've always used genkernel in the > past. All attempts at building and installing kernels manually have > failed. I've spent most of the afternoon and evening today trying to > build the 2.6.13-gentoo-r3 kernel manually. I've followed the kernel > section in the handbook and I'm pretty sure I've got it set up correctly > in grub, but I always get a kernel panic when I try to use it. I think > it's because there is not initial root disk file. I'd rather use > genkernel if I can...
Not a genkernel expert, The aim of my post was to ensure you had a completely clean kernel tree. but theres no reason why you cannot completely clean out your kernel tree with make mrproper then run genkernel. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
