AFAIK, the .config file that goes with the kernel sources is the one that built the vmlinuz-2.4.3-20mdk kernel. in fact, that is what i used to build 2.4.7 and the kernel i build was much smaller because i disabled some things i didnt need. the file /boot/config-2.4.3-20mdk is the same as the on in /usr/src/linux/.config file. the make command i use is 'make config' when i want to update 2.4.3 kernel and 'make oldconfig' when i used it for 2.4.7. to make a compressed kernel you must use 'make bzImage'. i dont have any vmlinux file on my system, so i assume that is how you name your kernels. reading the /usr/src/linux/README file fully will help a lot in understanding how to compile the kernel. --- Al Niessner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do I get the configuration used to build the > kernel that installed > with the Mandrake 8.0 system and which make rule is > the correct one? > > I installed the kernel-sources rpm from my 8.0 > distribution set. Then I > added ACPI -- using 'make menuconfig -- because my > new laptop uses that > standard instead of APM and the APM support in the > Mandrake kernel does > not work with ACPI. The kernel I get in return is > huge compared to > /boot/vmlinux. So, how do I get the configuration > used to generate the > vmlinux that is installed? That kernel works well > and I do not want to > chase thousands of silly problems in kernel tweaking > land in order to > get ACPI added. > > Thinking that the .config supplied with > kernel-sources was the one that > make vmlinux-2.4.3-mdk20, I removed the RPM and then > reinstalled and did > a 'make dep vmlinux' and got a kernel that is 2.2 MB > vs the 833 KB. To > add insult to injury, it does not boot either. > > I then tried 'make bzImage' which gave me a 5.5 KB > kernel that does not > boot because it is missing a signature. > > That leaves me with the question. What configuration > and make rule did > the folks at Mandrake use in order to create > vmlinux-2.4.3-mdk20? > > I would have thought that the Mandrake folks would > have supplied the > configuration with the sources or at the install > time in > '/usr/src/linux/.config-mdk20'. Oh well. > > Al Niessner > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://wwww.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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