From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263005AbTJJRgS (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:36:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263010AbTJJRgS (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:36:18 -0400 Received: from sea2-f11.sea2.hotmail.com ([207.68.165.11]:59912 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263005AbTJJRgK (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:36:10 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [129.128.161.249] X-Originating-Email: [danielharker@hotmail.com] From: "Daniel Harker" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: original redhat config Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 11:36:08 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Oct 2003 17:36:09.0206 (UTC) FILETIME=[FDA63960:01C38F54] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hey guys, I've had quite a problem compiling my kernel lately :). I've spent maybe 2 weeks day and night trying to just patch my kernel with the bootsplash patch found at bootsplash.org. Originally, I downloaded the lastest stable kernel at www.kernel.org. 2.4.22. I tried to compile it on my Redhat 9 system, and for somereason or another it just wouldn't work. I wonder if the new kernels work properly with redhat 9? Well that's not really my question per say. I did finally get ahold of a kernel source for redhat 9, and recompiled it with the bootsplash patch. HURAY! but, when I rebooted, I got a nasty surprise! my USB mouse didn't work, my sound card didn't work and neither did my network card! So naturally, I figured that what really happened was that when I compiled the kernel, it didn't use the configure that redhat 9 originally put on my system when it installed. So, someone told me in an irc chat room that in the /boot directory I could find a .config file, and sure enough it was there! So i recompiled my kernel with the .config file, and i rebooted hoping that it would work, and my USB mouse, networkcard, and soundcard didn't work!! :( I think they are all modules. My theory is that I must have accedently changed the .config file in the /boot directory that redhat put there when it installed my system, because let's face it, I attempted to recompile the kernel like 20 or 30 times. :). So the configuration didn't really work for my system anymore. With university, it's really hard to find time to go through every little thing in the make menuconfig. I know that if I spent hours and hours, I could figure out exactly what modules my mouse needs, what my network card and sound card needs, but I just don't have the time. My question: Is there a way (without reinstalling) to get the make menuconfig to use exactly what redhat configured for my system? So that my mouse, soundcard, and network card work? I pretty much want it to be the exact same kernel configuration but with the bootsplash patch. Can I run a program that will make a .config file for make menuconfig from the settings that I have on my computer? Could i reinstall the redhat .rpm kernel file and maybe it would have the options for my system? I really would like the answers to all of these questions. Thank you so much for taking your time to read this and reply. My email adress is: danielharker@hotmail.com Thankyou. dan _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail