in the /usr/src/linux-2.2.whatever that came with your mandrake they
should have a file called something like deafultconfig -- whatever, it
doesn't matter. I always do the config in X and then out to terminal
for the complle. Anyway, from a terminal window in that directory, type
"make xconfig" and it should load the mandrake kernel defaults. hit the
save to file button, and save it someplace easy. next change to
/usr/src/linux (symlink to Linux-2.4.0-test4 / oh by the way test 5 is
out) and type make x config again. This time, load the file you just
saved. I believe this will have all the mandrake defaults, except for
the new functions, which will have the Linus defaults. I use this this
way, because the download sources have defaults that are very different,
and then I can just turn off those things that I understand and know I
don't use (aplletalk, for instance) and can be certain of getting a good
running kernel. BTW, anyone been using the packet mangling, NFS, and new
in kernel stuff? What's the major config diffs from the old daemon
method?
Daniel
Scott Kindley wrote:
>
> > However, I've never done a kernel upgrade/compile before.
>
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
>
> > Is there a way of 'dumping' my current kernel's existing
> > menuconfig/xconfig setup to a file that can be read into the
> > menuconfig/xconfig for the new kernel? In other words, can I make my
> > current kernel setup the default?
> >
>
> I think make oldconfig I what your after. (Someone else please conferm
> this)
>
> Cheers,
> Scott
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