> I gather one cannot just copy the .config file for this much of a jump, > so I guess the best thing to do is a simultaneous 'make menuconfig' in both > old and new kernel using two different windows so that I can be sure > to copy each of the current settings across.
Easier solution: copy the .config, and then run "make oldconfig" -- it'll prompt you for any changes made in the new kernel, and dump any invalid options... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list