On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 20:31, john gennard wrote: > Normally, I've used make config for kernel recompiling. > > I've decided to move a Woody installation to the 2.4.x > kernels (2.4.21 in fact) and use make menuconfig so > that I can 'go back' to alter mistakes. > > The compilation went fine (I thought), but when I looked > at the config file I see menuconfig has changed two of > my selections (my own fault for not checking before > 'make dep' and 'make-kpkg'). > > How can I re-use menuconfig to alter just the two > selections. I tried to run it again, but it uses the > original defaults and not the selections I have already > made. > > I recollect someone asking the same question some time > ago, but I can't find the answer in the archives. > > Can anyone help, please. > > John. >
make menuconfig (and any config actually) uses the .config file if it exests. If it uses the default then the .config file was erased. If you created a deb package (make-dpkg does that) then it will install the config file you used under /boot/config-<version>. If you didn't install the package then you can in some temporary directory do ar x <package> this will create several file. Open data.tar.gz and you will find the config under boot/config-<version> copy this file to .config in the kernel source root directory and run make menuconfig again. BTW I don't think you need make dep before make-kpkg, I never use it and never caused a problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]