Re: how to get a working .config kernel config file

[Julian De Marchi <julian@jdcomputers.com.au>]

Hey mate,

My mistake, you original post you had the right idea.

You already have the .config file as you got it from /boot/'uname 
-r'.config (/boot/config-2.6.18-4-686 to my new
kernel source tree folder and renamed it to be
.config.)

The only step you missed is to load the alternative config file. So when 
you do the make menuconfig, scroll to the bottom, select load 
alternative config file. The next dialog should already have .config. So 
just press enter, then exit. Answer yes to save and continue on to 
compile and install you new kernel-image and kernel-headers deb files.

If you need more help, i suggest going to http://www.howtoforge.com and 
then click debian on the menu on the left. Then look for compile a 
kernel the Debian Etch way.

Hope this helps out!

Julian