Incoming from Michael Satterwhite: > I've been looking at the documentation for compiling the kernel, and something > seems missing to me. > > There is ample documentation on configuring the kernel, but I don't see the > issue of the starting point addressed anywhere. It seems to be assumed that > if you're going to compile the kernel, then you want to individually visit > every configuration parameter and make a selection. There is good > documentation everywhere on how to do this. > > If you have a working kernel, however, it seems far more logical to use its > configuration as a starting point and make the changes relative to that. In
That's what make oldconfig is for. cp the stock config from /boot, and continue from there. You should be prompted for new changes but anything in the old kernel will be selected by default. http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%2Bdebian+make+oldconfig&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=87adpp99h9.fsf%40glaurung.green-gryphon.com&rnum=1 -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling - - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
