On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 05:22:59PM +0100, A J Stiles wrote: > The kernel-image or linux-image packages do contain the config file which was > used to build the kernel. These are copied to /boot when the kernel image is > installed. > > If you can't find it there, don't panic. As long as you have still got > the .deb file from which you installed the kernel (take a look > in /var/cache/apt/archives/ in case it's still there), you can retrieve it. > > Manually unpack the kernel-image .deb file: > # ar x *.deb > This will give you three files. The one you are interested in is > data.tar.gz. > Find any files with "config" in the name: > # tar tvzf data.tar.gz |grep config > You want the one which is in boot/: > # tar xvzf data.tar.gz --wildcards ./boot/config* > Note, this will create a directory "boot" and put the file in there. > > Now get the 2.6.12 kernel sources from ftp.kernel.org and unpack as normal. > Copy your config file (from /boot if you were lucky, or from where you > unpacked your .deb) to the directory where you unpacked the kernel sources. > Do `make menuconfig`. Change all "M"s to "Y"s, and make whatever other > changes you need. Start building your kernel, and go and put the kettle > on :-)
Debian's 2.6.12 kernel and ftp.kernel.org's 2.6.12 kernel are not the same. Debian has a lot of patches to add some features and fix some things. You should certainly be able to make a working kernel using the kernel.org sources, but don't pretend it is the same kernel as debian provides, or you will only be fooling yourself. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
