8:41pm... Guillaume Rousse ran for the door shrieking: >Ainsi parlait David Christensen : >> Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, so please >> excuse my ignorance. >> >> I was wondering if anyone knows of a utility which will read the current >> kernel in order to give a default starting config for building a new >> one. I'd like to be able download the latest kernel (or any source for >> that matter) and use my working kernel as a model to start from. Then >> make any new modifications for new hardware and settings enabled by the >> new kernel source. It would seem it would make the process a lot easier >> as I always tend to leave some obscure thing out of my new kernel builds >> and don't notice it until I go to use it, usually USB or power >> management related. Then I have to rebuild all over again and reboot. >> >> Thanks for your help, >kernel-source packages come with the same default configuration as default >binary kernel. So you can safely start from it, and happily remove everything >useless for you.
the original .config is already under /usr/src/linux; no need to create it. Mike -- Michael & Tracy Holt Kirkland, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.holt-tech.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================< Unix is all about taking big rocks and turning them into little rocks - Windows is all about taking sand... and dumping it in your gas tank...
