deloptes wrote on 01/11/17 09:50: > HP Garcia wrote: > >> Is there a command to detect hardware for a custom kernel? I would like >> to take advantages of the newer kernels. > > It is not clear what you want to achieve. > Most probably your current kernel has already detected the hardware for you. > Just take the config and base your new kernel on that config. > After this do fine tuning and build debian package(s). > > $ cp /boot/config-xxxxxxx .config > $ make oldconfig
There's also "make localmodconfig" which builds a kernel based on the current config and loaded modules. See the "README" in the kernel source directory. > $ make menuconfig > $ make deb-pkg > > I just installed 4.9.1 few days ago > > $ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.9.1eko4_4.9.1eko4-2_amd64.deb > linux-headers-4.9.1eko4_4.9.1eko4-2_amd64.deb > linux-firmware-image-4.9.1eko4_4.9.1eko4-2_amd64.deb > linux-libc-dev_4.9.1eko4-2_amd64.deb > > patch to vmware was however needed for 12.n. > Regards, jvp.
