Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 21, 1999 at 09:17:18AM +0100, Helge Hafting wrote: > > > Is it possible that when compiling a custom kernel the make utility ie > > > xconfig or menuconfig could be made to offer the options that were used > > > for the default kernel that came with the system? I note that tere is an > > Make a backup of the .config file (in /usr/src/linux) > > before running xconfig/menuconfig/config. > > It is that simple! > > > > If it is "too late now" simply unpack the .config file from > > your kernel source package. > > No good if you don't use the official source packages. I prefer not to, > because I prefer patching betweens version, and prepare vanilla source. > The official packages used to have some patches applied already. >
So that explains why a can never get the patches to apply cleanly does it and I just thought I was stupid. In that case shouldnt the debian pakages include patches that will alow an upgard from say 2.0.5 to 2.0.6 without having to download all of the source code again? Pete
