Yes, I did use xconfig. So what I should probably do is save
the configuration to file under the old working kernel, upgrade
to the new kernel and then read in the configuration file that
I saved? The rebuild and I'm away? The only other question I have
is, what about new parameters that are in the new kernel that will
not exist in old saved config, will this matter or will it just
take defaults for non existent parameters?
Anywayz.. Fair enuf.. I'm mucking around with a freshly installed
system
so there's no harm in trying.
Jamie Carl
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Technical Consultant
Pearson Computer Systems Pty. Ltd.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hidong Kim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2000 10:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Upgrading the kernel..
Hi, Jamie,
Did you use 'make xconfig' to configure your new kernel? In the main
menu of xconfig, there's a button called Save Configuration to File.
Click this and give it a file name. Then the next time you compile a
new kernel, click the Load Configuration from File button in the xconfig
main menu and read in the saved configuration file. If you do the
kernel configuration and don't save it to a file, you just Save and
Exit, the configuration will be written out to /usr/src/linux/.config.
Good luck,
Hidong
Jamie Carl wrote:
>
> I've recently upgraded my kernel a rebuilt it and supprising was able
to
> boot the system. BUT!! During the upgrade it didn't keep my existing
> kernel configuration so I lost access to a few devices and features.
>
> So my question is, is it spose to keep my existing configuration and I
> just did something wrong? If not, then is it possible to get it to
> keep the existing config so i don't have to try and remember all the
> options i chose.
>
> Any other tips would be appreciated as this is my first attempt at
> rebuilding and upgrading a kernel under linux.
>
> Jamie Carl
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Technical Consultant
> Pearson Computer Systems Pty. Ltd.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpjday [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2000 10:38 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Best Partition Plan
>
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Nate Waddoups wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Todd A. Jacobs wrote:
> >
> > > [...] stick with /, /boot, and /home plus a swap partition.
Keeping
> > > /home seperate lets you reformat without hosing your data.
> >
> > Sound advice. I didn't think to put /boot on its own partition, but
> > perhaps for my next install...
>
> another thought. i have a habit of building a /preserve partition,
> which will contain stuff i'd like to save across entire re-installs.
> things like RPMs or tarballs i've downloaded and so on.
>
> if you do this, the thought of doing an entire reinstall is not as
> frightening.
>
> rday
>
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