Re: Converting stock 2.6.8 config.gz to a custom .config

[Andrew Malcolmson <andzy@imap-mail.com>]

Laurent CARON wrote:

> Andrew Malcolmson wrote:
>
> > I'm building a custom 2.6.8 kernel and to avoid making a custom 
> > config from scratch I copied the config file in /boot to to 
> > /usr/src/linux/.config.  Since I'm not building an initrd I know I 
> > need to compile in support for my file system so I ran make 
> > menuconfig and changed the 'M's to '*'s for  everything under ISA 
> > Support in Bus Options and under the Ext3 section in File Systems.  
> > However, boot this kernel fails with a kernel panic reporting failure 
> > to mount the root device.
> >
> > What options am I missing?
> >
> > Also, I'm compiling support for all kinds of stuff I don't need and 
> > don't  really need and don't want to remove by hand.  Does anyone 
> > have a config suitable for an ordinary desktop PC that would be less 
> > work to tweak?
> without knowing the components inside your computer it won't be easy.....


I wasn't thinking of a config for my computer specifically but a generic 
desktop PC config to use as a template.  The stock Debian kernel config 
compiles modules for just about every kind of hardware for any kind of 
computer.  I'd prefer to start with one that's closer match to the 
regular kind of computer that most of us use so I'm figuring someone out 
there has made one up ready for sharing.