Re: using current kernel config to compile new kernel from src

[Damacus <damacus@bastion.yi.org>]

Woah, awesome.  You rock, Jeff. :)

Damacus
... has been doing the make dep, make clean, make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install method since 2.0.36, often using his .config as a 'loose reference'.....

On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 10:54:13PM -0500, Jeff Licquia wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-09-24 at 20:04, Charles Menzes wrote:
> > all,
> > i'm curious to know if this is a good plan of attack when it comes to 
> > upgrading to a non-redhat kernel, using my current kernel's config.
> > i'm currently running 2.4.9-34, which I believe is the most current kernel 
> > for RH7.2. 
> > i'd like to upgrade to the latest stable, meaning 2.4.19 from kernel.org. 
> > i've compiled my 2.4.9 kernel, so a .config exists. 
> > can i just copy this into my new kernel tree created when i untarred the 
> > src from kernel.org, and then run through the standard routine of 
> > compiling?
> 
> Yes.  Copy the .config to the right place, and then run "make
> oldconfig".  That will skip all the already-answered questions and only
> ask you the questions added between 2.4.9 and 2.4.19.
> 
> (Be sure you run "make oldconfig" before running "make [menu,x]config"
> if you're going to tweak your settings; you're less likely to be
> surprised that way.)
> 
> I think the config I'm currently using for my kernel was first generated
> during the 2.2.x series and updated in this way for all future kernels,
> so it's very safe.
> 
> 
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