On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:45:08 +0100 Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2008-12-08 23:01 +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: > > > Sven Joachim: > >> Finally, some good advice. But before this step, you need to copy your > >> old config to linux-2.6.22.1/.config and cd to the kernel directory. > > > > The copy should be unnecessary as long as the current config is > > available from /proc/config.gz. > > "As long as it available", but is it? I thought the Debian kernels are > built without CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC because that wastes some memory and > the config is always available from /boot/config-$(uname-r). > You have the config in /boot/config-<kernel version> That way it doesn't take memory. > > Either way, I suggest to go through the hassle to start with a minimal > > configuration and only enable those options you need now (or which you > > think you may need later). This has two main benefits: kernel compile > > time drops *significantly* and you don't need to mess with initrds. > > And has the additional benefit that you learn a lot the hard way by > building kernels that fail to boot or lack important features. In this > case, however, it is best not to bother with make-kpkg at all; the > "make && make install && make modules_install" triplet will save a lot > of time on subsequent compilations. > make-kpkg doesn't rebuild everything, just the same as make. If you want to change the version number you can just remove the debian directory and do make-kpkg again with a different --revision > Sven > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
