Ainsi parlait David Christensen :
> Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, so please
> excuse my ignorance.
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a utility which will read the current
> kernel in order to give a default starting config for building a new
> one.  I'd like to be able download the latest kernel (or any source for
> that matter) and use my working kernel as a model to start from.  Then
> make any new modifications for new hardware and settings enabled by the
> new kernel source.  It would seem it would make the process a lot easier
> as I always tend to leave some obscure thing out of my new kernel builds
> and don't notice it until I go to use it, usually USB or power
> management related.  Then I have to rebuild all over again and reboot.
>
> Thanks for your help,
kernel-source packages come with the same default configuration as default 
binary kernel. So you can safely start from it, and happily remove everything 
useless for you.
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