Re: dumb(?) question about .config file

[Garrett Marone <garrett@garrettm.com>]

in /usr/src/linux there is a configs directory that has files with names of 
kernel configurations, simply whatever matches what you want, or are running 
to /usr/src/linux/.config and run make oldconfig

Garrett - garrett@garrettm.com

On Friday 21 September 2001 03:22 pm, Joe Kellner wrote:
> I believe there should be a config in /boot, there is in mandrake 8.0,
> so I assume it's the same.
>
> On 21 Sep 2001 13:47:42 -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> > On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, David Hollister wrote:
> > > I have what may be a dumb question, but I can't seem to find a suitable
> > > answer.
> > >
> > > Let's say you install RedHat out of the box.  When you do that, even if
> > > you install the kernel source, you don't get a .config file.  Is there
> > > some way to create a .config file based on the running kernel?
> > >
> > > I thought "make oldconfig" would do it, but from what I've read, it
> > > doesn't sound like that's necessarily true.
> >
> > Install the kernel SRPM and look in the SOURCES directory. They're all
> > there.
> >
> > --
> > Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams  <ignacio@openservices.net>
> >
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