dumb(?) question about .config file

dumb(?) question about .config file

[David Hollister]

Hey folks,

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.

Email me privately with your scorn, flames, or even an answer if you have one.

Thanks.

-- 
David Hollister
Driversoft Engineering:  http://devicedrivers.com
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Re: dumb(?) question about .config file

[Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]

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>

Re: dumb(?) question about .config file

[Joe Kellner]

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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Re: dumb(?) question about .config file

[Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]

On 21 Sep 2001, 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.

Nope. At about Mandrake 7.0 or so, Mandrake diverged from Red Hat, so they're
different enough now.

-- 
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams  <ignacio@openservices.net>

Re: dumb(?) question about .config file

[Garrett Marone]

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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