Wang, Baojun wrote:
Does LFS 6.2 require kernel 2.6.16? if not, you can copy a config
file(usally /boot/config-2.6.x-xxx) to override the .config file under
linux source tree then rebuild the kernel.
here is the .config file for linux 2.6.15 modify very small from
ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
Unless you have a lot of experience it is much safer to stick to the version
in the book.
The versions of packages given in the book are tested to work together. If
you run into problems with a different version and ask for help, you are
likely to get the answer to first try the correct version....
The good news is that if you have a config file from 2.6.15 that works for
your system, you can use that as a starting point to configure your LFS
2.6.16.27 kernel. It should have suitable drivers for your hardware. But
you cannot use it just as it is.
What you have to do is first apply the patch and do make mrproper like in
the book. Then copy your existing config file to .config in the kernel
source tree like you describe, and then run make oldconfig instead of make
menuconfig.
Make oldconfig will regenerate the .config file, but it keeps all the same
settings you had in the old one unless they are incompatible with the actual
version of the kernel sources you are using. It will prompt you only if
there are new options in the kernel that don't exist in you old config file.
Brandon
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