Re: [MULTIPOST] Reuse old kernel config files
This is a discussion on Re: [MULTIPOST] Reuse old kernel config files within the Slackware Linux Support forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> Hello Sergio DM (<sedimicoTOGLIILMAIUSCOLO@libero.it>) wrote: > Hello. I'm using Linux since 2000, but there are still some little > ...
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02-19-2008, 04:42 PM
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 Re: [MULTIPOST] Reuse old kernel config files Hello Sergio DM (<sedimicoTOGLIILMAIUSCOLO@libero.it>) wrote: > Hello. I'm using Linux since 2000, but there are still some little > problems I'm not able to solve by myself. For instance: > I once downloaded the Linux kernel version 2.6.7, worked for almost > two hours configuring it, and finally got my .config, which I also > store apart in my homedir. Some time later, the new version 2.6.8 came > out. Have I got to reconfigure the new kernel again, or I can edit the > old config file here and there to obtain a valid config-2.6.8 ?? Copy the config to /path/to/source/.config and run `make oldconfig`. Old options will be kept, and you will be asked when there are new options. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html      |
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