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Re: Newbie needs help from Kernel-Guru



On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 12:18:47AM -0400, Ian D. Stewart wrote:

> I've found I good way to avoid this sort of situation, especially as 
> kernel configuration becomes increasingly complex, is to copy 
> /boot/config-kernel-version to 
> /usr/src/kernel-source-kernel-version/.config and use that as a 
> starting point (replacing 'kernel-version' with the actual kernel 
> version, of course) instead of starting from scratch.

The Debian's 2.4.x kernel configurations use initrd images.  So, while
the above will work, it will only do so if you either use an initrd
image or know which drivers need to be built into the kernel.

-- 
Jamin W. Collins



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