On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 07:48:14 -0600 Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tom wrote: > > God, I hate dicking with the kernel. > > > > What would be nice is a really well-thought out Wizard that just > > tells me what to do. My process for answering the questions is > > pretty formulaic: favor modern features over archaic ones, favor > > simplicity, and don't use every feature under the sun. > > > > > > I am pulled in opposite directions when I have to get a new kernel: > > a. I just cannot see having every module under the sun (?). So I want > to have just what is necessary. > > b. But I want it working well, and complete, for my particular > installation. E.g. just a few months ago I found out about VIA82CXXX > chipset support on 2.4.22: it solved a very bad hang situation on my > HDD's I had for 2 years! > > So I second that thought: > > WHAT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IS... a kernel wizzard: telling me what I > need and what I can do without. > > I got 2.4.22 working well now. Dread the thought of facing 2.4.23... > > Hugo. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Well if you have a running 2.4.22 kernel config, you can copy it to .config in the kernel source directory and do a "make oldconfig" which will ask you just the new options and otherwise take the one from your 2.4.22 config file Yours Albert -- Albert Dengg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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