From: "Mark Shelby" <mshelby1@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: kernel autoconfig option?
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:18:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <78ecab220707120718q7cfcff43u66f80711c7ec1005@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
I have used Linux for about 9+ years. I have built several kernels.
The install process has gotten quite a bit better. The config menus are great!
I just downloaded and am setting up the 2.6.22 kernel.
I joined this list to ask a specific question:
Would it be possible to design a program to scan your existing system
hardware and pre-select your onboard hardware options within the
kernel config menus?
I am building this particular kernel on a laptop and am not likely to
be adding new hardware anytime soon! The only flaw I can find is in
add-on peripherals. I guess you'd want some way for the kernel to
anticipate & build in "useability" for common hardware plugins.
Am I just crazy, or wouldn't this idea mke a lot of sense? Wouldn't it
pretty much make the kernel "idiot proof" when installing from source?
next reply other threads:[~2007-07-12 14:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-12 14:18 Mark Shelby [this message]
2007-07-12 14:37 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-07-12 15:02 ` Mark Shelby
2007-07-12 16:14 ` Greg KH
2007-07-12 16:33 ` Mark Shelby
2007-07-12 18:56 ` Greg KH
2007-07-12 18:35 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2007-07-12 18:46 ` Mark Shelby
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