you can start w/ the config script scripts/kernel-<version>-<arch>.config that most closely resembles your archictecture. then make mrproper; make oldconfig; then run make menuconfig or make xconfig, and *TRIM* all the stuff you won't be using (there will be LOTS of stuff to trim).
The reason for starting w/ the RH config file is that they make a point of enabling just about everything, esp the lan stuff. -Greg On 21-May-2002 Antony Clarke wrote: > I am rebuilding 2.4.18.3 kernel that ships with 7.3 to disable pcmcia so I > can use a wireless card via a pci bridge with pcmcia-cs. > > I had big dramas with ext3 during reboots after compiling stock kernel so > reinstalled with ext2 file system. > > So I, > > installed kernel source; > cd to linux-2.4; > make mrproper; > make dep; > make clean; > used a virgin config but was missing a ppp module tty something in the > kernel allthough it booted fine but could'nt get adsl up, > used the i586.config as supplied by RH for a 200mmx; > make xconfig; (disabled pcmcia support and changed processor to mmx) > changed Makefile ->EXTRAVERSION = -3wireless > make bzImage; > make modules; > make modules_install; > make install; > > all compiled without errors > > rebooted > > modules not loading, damn no /lib/modules/2.4.28-3wireless. :( > > I desperately tried to symlink modules from original /lib/modules/2.4.18-3, > hmm obviously didn't work. :) > > I thought make install might be stuffing it up but that shouldn't effect my > /lib/modules/ should it. > > an anyone shed any light on this the old 200mmx takes forever doing this > espicially with a distro config like redhats. > > Cheers, > > Antony > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ You can release software that's good, software that's inexpensive, or software that's available on time. You can usually release software that has 2 of these 3 attributes -- but not all 3. | Greg Hosler [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
