From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934921AbXGLQd1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:33:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1759794AbXGLQdU (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:33:20 -0400 Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.162.233]:43641 "EHLO nz-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759086AbXGLQdT (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:33:19 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=GMkwJs0QDlN+akXxB4J7q5qZvIFtFT+JczoaujtV5XfZ5WaVVFcaINa+LU3VxITqI6LQbqJaS2aDtMX50xSWuAnxsI02AMY8TktlDKjiycbbNq++5kOoB5UwBrRZNXVqESV7vAb9jYDCbqxagDDRzeSvp+jquKSKTUPdtP/jYSY= Message-ID: <78ecab220707120933q31a4efb5tb6dbed7a4787f5a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:33:18 -0400 From: "Mark Shelby" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel autoconfig option? In-Reply-To: <20070712161402.GA18550@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <78ecab220707120718q7cfcff43u66f80711c7ec1005@mail.gmail.com> <78ecab220707120802p11ab3e1fye497f4107fe18c1d@mail.gmail.com> <20070712161402.GA18550@kroah.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Thanks, greg... Just wondering... If this topic comes up every 6 months or so -seems like there is a "need" for this sort of thing. Wonder why it has not been implemented yet? Especially if as you say the system calls are out there already to do it -when you know the right commands to type in. Just curious... In my never ending quest to make Linux accessible to the masses :-) I'll look up the info and try what you suggested. On 7/12/07, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 11:02:15AM -0400, Mark Shelby wrote: > > That's an excellent idea. I am still thinking along the lines of > > "idiot proof simplicity." It would be nice to have a configure script > > that scanned your system board, sound card/chip various input ports, > > etc, and went ahead and preselected those to build when you type > > "make. > > > > If you could combine this with the make "allmodconfig" command in a > > user friendly interface, I think you'd really be on to something! > > --as long as it's still configurable after the preselected choices are > > made. > > Check the archives, this comes up every 6 months or so. > > Also, you can just use the simple scripts as described in the book, > "Linux Kernel in a Nutshell", free online, to do most of what you are > looking for here (automatic detection of what driver is needed for what > device.) > > good luck, > > greg k-h >