Thanks, greg... Just wondering... If this topic comes up every 6 months or so -seems like there is a "need" for this sort of thing. Wonder why it has not been implemented yet? Especially if as you say the system calls are out there already to do it -when you know the right commands to type in.
Just curious... In my never ending quest to make Linux accessible to the masses :-) I'll look up the info and try what you suggested. On 7/12/07, Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 11:02:15AM -0400, Mark Shelby wrote: > That's an excellent idea. I am still thinking along the lines of > "idiot proof simplicity." It would be nice to have a configure script > that scanned your system board, sound card/chip various input ports, > etc, and went ahead and preselected those to build when you type > "make. > > If you could combine this with the make "allmodconfig" command in a > user friendly interface, I think you'd really be on to something! > --as long as it's still configurable after the preselected choices are > made. Check the archives, this comes up every 6 months or so. Also, you can just use the simple scripts as described in the book, "Linux Kernel in a Nutshell", free online, to do most of what you are looking for here (automatic detection of what driver is needed for what device.) good luck, greg k-h
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