Re: Problem Setting DMA
Incoming from Tim Jackson:
> >Normally I keep a copy of .config in the file /usr/src/konfig-2.6.8 and
>
> Being a total newbie to Linux I may be talking complete *!^% but here goes
> anyway. Having just compiled a kernel myself I was wondering if this would
> work, copy the original .config file from the /boot directory into the
> kernel source directory and uncomment the relevent line in this file
> manually setting the value to "=y" or "=m" as appropriate. Re compile with
> the new (old) config file and keep everything crossed.
It does work, for a limited value of "It". As Josh mentions, copy the
.config from the old kernel and makeoldconfig.
However, hand editing the .config yourself could easily produce
garbage. Saying Y|M to any single prompt has a cascade effect that
affects other things. The machinery involved knows what to do, but
likely you don't.
Experiment and see what happens, as long as you've a backout plan.
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