Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Ralph Seichter
On 28.12.17 20:52, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > There is some way of initialising a new kernel .config from an existing > one, I am sure, but I can't find it. If your previous kernel has IKCONFIG support(*) enabled, I recommend these steps for a kernel update to keep as many configuration options as p

Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 15:16:17 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > It will find an existing config in /boot if you have one named using > the upstream naming convention (which happens if you install the > kernel using make install on a vanilla kernel - I'm not sure about > genkernel or gentoo-sources offha

Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Francesco Turco
On Thu, Dec 28, 2017, at 20:52, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > There is some way of initialising a new kernel .config from an existing > one, I am sure, but I can't find it. I've looked at the Gentoo wiki, > I've looked at (some of) the kernel's own documentation. The nearest I > can find is make oldcon

Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hello, Jack. On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 15:05:04 -0500, Jack wrote: > On 2017.12.28 14:52, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > Hello, Gentoo. > > Having just built linux-4.14.7-gentoo, suddenly a new version of the > > kernel, linux-4.14.8-gentoo-r1 has become stable. Configuring a > > kernel from scratc

Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Rich Freeman
On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Jack wrote: > > You need to copy your old .config into the new kernel source directory. > "make oldconfig" then uses those values, and only asks you about new items. It will find an existing config in /boot if you have one named using the upstream naming conventio

Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Jack
On 2017.12.28 14:52, Alan Mackenzie wrote: Hello, Gentoo. Having just built linux-4.14.7-gentoo, suddenly a new version of the kernel, linux-4.14.8-gentoo-r1 has become stable. Configuring a kernel from scratch is a repetitive drudge. There is some way of initialising a new kernel .config

[gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config

2017-12-28 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hello, Gentoo. Having just built linux-4.14.7-gentoo, suddenly a new version of the kernel, linux-4.14.8-gentoo-r1 has become stable. Configuring a kernel from scratch is a repetitive drudge. There is some way of initialising a new kernel .config from an existing one, I am sure, but I can't find