From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ohsmtp03.ogw.rr.com ([65.24.7.38]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19UZd6-0008Oj-00 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:17:40 -0400 Received: from cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com (cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com [24.33.3.115]) by ohsmtp03.ogw.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h5NMHa6F019987 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:17:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:17:35 -0500 (CDT) From: Adam Myrow To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: recompiling kernel In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20030623165027.00a6b4d8@mail.shawcable.com> Message-ID: References: <5.1.0.14.2.20030623165027.00a6b4d8@mail.shawcable.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, I've never had any trouble with "make oldconfig." In fact, I backup the ".config" file whenever I make a new kernel to another place. Then, I unpack the new kernel and drop the .config file in place. The only time I ever do the configuration from scratch is if I were to go from one major version to another. For example, from a 2.2 to a 2.4 kernel. Otherwise, I go ahead and run through the "make oldconfig" and answer any questions it asks. I then run "make menuconfig" to make sure everything is still in place. I then do the rest. Never a problem yet.