From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:56:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:56:44 -0500 Received: from [81.2.122.30] ([81.2.122.30]:773 "EHLO darkstar.example.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:56:42 -0500 From: John Bradford Message-Id: <200212211915.gBLJFaZb001636@darkstar.example.net> Subject: Re: How to help new comers trying the v2.5x series kernels. To: sampson@attglobal.net (Sampson Fung) Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:15:36 +0000 (GMT) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <000b01c2a91f$01324ff0$0100a8c0@noelpc> from "Sampson Fung" at Dec 22, 2002 02:30:13 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL6] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > > I think new comers, myselft included, can make use of standard > > > templates of kernel .config file. > > > > Try a minimal configuration, or the default one, (which is > > whatever Linus uses). Avoid modular IDE for now. > > > Where is the default .config? I am eager to have a try. Just do: make distclean; make defconfig and the default .config will be generated. > > > First of all, "standard templates" are tested that they will be > > > compiled without problem. They should be able to boot. > > > They should have a working "framework" of "modules", for > > > example, lsmod works without any problem. (And any other > > > "required" modutils as well) > > > They shuold supports further kernel compile. (With small incremental > > > changes to the base "standard template"). > > > > Sounds like an excellent job for a new kernel hacker to take on board > > - why not make the standard templates yourself, and post them > > to the list for each 2.5.x tree. It *would* be quite useful, > > and save a lot of developers' time, for example, it would > > stop a lot of people complaining about modular IDE. > > I can post my config as I am using common hardware config. > But I cannot make the "framework" of "modules" working for me. Don't worry about the hardware options - just assume that the ones in defconfig work OK - but try to successfully build as many features like different filesystems, etc. John.