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Re: Kernel issues: booting from USB storage (Repost)



* Matthew Smith (matt@smiffytech.com) [13.03.09 23:47]:
> Quoth green at 2009-03-14 03:28...
> > If the stock Debian kernel works, have you tried using that config for your 
> > kernel?
> This is something that I have avoided as I have read in various places 
> that there are often incompatible changes between minor versions (like 
> from 2.6.18 to 2.6.24).  This also borks configuration using make 
> menuconfig as new features simply aren't there.  In my specific case the 
> THINKPAD_ACPI that I need (due to the fan control issues) goes back to 
> the older, less-featured IBM_ACPI in 2.6.18.n, which is why I can't use 
> the stock kernel.  (At least can only use it until machine gets red hot ;-)
> 

Isn't 2.6.26 the stock kernel? So it should be a downgrade. Which 
is a real problem...

> I will copy .config between the very minor versions (or whatever the 
> correct term is) but otherwise go through the laborious process of 
> having make menuconfig open in two windows copying item by item.
> 
For upgrades:
make oldconfig?

> Note to kernel devs: please consider a more structured development 
> process so that upgrades are SIMPLE.  Honestly, it's enough to drive a 
> man to OpenSolaris ;-)
> 
again make oldconfig comes in mind...

Sebastian

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