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[owwkd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ow W K Danny)]

On Sat, 18 Apr 1998 Ted.Harding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> On 12-Apr-98 Ow W K Danny wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > Ok, TEX, hope you have not given up yet. Do the following steps:
> > 
> > 1.  "cd /usr/src/linux/"
> > 
> > 2.  "make clean"
> > 
> > 3.  "make menuconfig"
> > 
> > 4.  Choose all that you want to compile into the kernel, there is always
> > "help" box when needed. [etc]
> 
> There is stuff (e.g. ftape etc) compiled into the kernel that S.u.S.E. 
> installed which doesn't agree with what comes up when you run
> "menuconfig", nor with what's in
> "/usr/src/linux-2.0.32/arch/i386/defconfig" (which seems to be the same
> as the menuconfig stuff). 
> 
What "stuff" compiled in S.u.S.E. does not agree with "menuconfig"?  The
"defconfig" file is used for reference when compiling the kernel. If you
want to edit that file, you can but would you know what are the variables
used? Whereas, menuconfig is designed to assist you on that.  Further
more, you can press the button help and it will explain to you about that
feature you want to compile into the kernel.

> What I'd like to do is a kind of "diff" kernel compilation, e.g. if I
> want sound then "menuconfig" should come up with the options already
> operative in my running kernel also set in the menu; then all I have to
> do is add sound and recompile and I get my old kernel plus sound. I'm
> concerned about overlooking or leaving out kernel options I need and
> which are present in the running kernel, if I recompile from scratch (as
> "menuconfig" seems to want to do). 
> 
If you have not recompile the kernel yet, take sometime and try it. There
are more features that you want or discard from the kernel. When you
missed an option or two, recompile again. "make clean" is just removing
the object and module files. It would not change the options in your
.menconfig file. 

Hope you would enjoy it...

Danny


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