Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Sven Joachim]

On 2011-07-11 21:52 +0200, Tech Geek wrote:

>> AFAIK the kernel in the installer is
>> split into many small packages from the regular linux-image package.  So
>> the possible differences are version skews when a newer kernel hits the
>> archive, and missing modules that are not packaged for the installer.
> You are right. I discovered that the pata-modules-* package that ships
> with Debian Install disc, did not have the driver module for my RDC
> PATA controller and hence it failed to detect it.
>
> The thing that I find surprising is that the kernel itself
> (2.6.32-5-486) has the support for the controller:
> CONFIG_PATA_RDC=m
> So why does it have to depend on packages like pata-modules to detect
> the IDE interface. Can't the kernel detect the type (deviceid) of IDE
> interface and load the appropriate module (from it's initrd?) I guess
> may be I do not fully understand the installation mechanism.

I do not claim to understand it either, but I suppose the installer is
actually running from an initramfs, and if a full-blown kernel with all
its modules were put there, the memory requirements for installing
Debian would increase considerably.

Sven


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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Tech Geek]

Sven,
> AFAIK the kernel in the installer is
> split into many small packages from the regular linux-image package.  So
> the possible differences are version skews when a newer kernel hits the
> archive, and missing modules that are not packaged for the installer.
You are right. I discovered that the pata-modules-* package that ships
with Debian Install disc, did not have the driver module for my RDC
PATA controller and hence it failed to detect it.

The thing that I find surprising is that the kernel itself
(2.6.32-5-486) has the support for the controller:
CONFIG_PATA_RDC=m
So why does it have to depend on packages like pata-modules to detect
the IDE interface. Can't the kernel detect the type (deviceid) of IDE
interface and load the appropriate module (from it's initrd?) I guess
may be I do not fully understand the installation mechanism.


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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Sven Joachim]

On 2011-07-08 22:41 +0200, Tech Geek wrote:

>> It should be available at /boot/config-`uname -r`
> That would be true after the system installation finishes. What I am
> looking for is the config file for the kernel runs the installation
> process. For some reasons I suspect that there might be some
> difference between the kernel that installs Debian and the kernel that
> gets installed on the hard drive.

This might indeed be the case, however you will generally not be able to
tell that from the kernel config.  AFAIK the kernel in the installer is
split into many small packages from the regular linux-image package.  So
the possible differences are version skews when a newer kernel hits the
archive, and missing modules that are not packaged for the installer.

Sven


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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Camaleón]

On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:41:32 -0700, Tech Geek wrote:

>> It should be available at /boot/config-`uname -r`

> That would be true after the system installation finishes. What I am
> looking for is the config file for the kernel runs the installation
> process. For some reasons I suspect that there might be some difference
> between the kernel that installs Debian and the kernel that gets
> installed on the hard drive.

(...)

You can compare both by downloading the kernel package and browsing 
the .deb file using MC, for instance:

http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/linux-image-2.6.32-5-686

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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[William Hopkins]

On 07/08/11 at 02:26pm, Tech Geek wrote:
> > It is in the boot directory of the linux-image package, which is on the
> > first disk or in the packages section at www.debian.org.
> 
> So, from what you just said, it means that both the kernels, one that
> runs from the install disc and the one that gets installed on the hard
> drive are exactly the same, am I correct in my understanding? If yes,
> then the problem (about install kernel failing to detect my IDE
> controller) is somewhere else.

Correct. The debian-installer CD for i386 is currently using the kernel from
linux-image-2.6.32-5-486. You can download that package and mount/extract the
ISO and compare files. ./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486 from the package should
match install.i386/vmlinuz from the ISO.

The debian-installer image is automatically generated from current packages,
not a custom kernel build, probably to alleviate the very concern you were
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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Brian]

On Fri 08 Jul 2011 at 14:26:25 -0700, Tech Geek wrote:

> > It is in the boot directory of the linux-image package, which is on the
> > first disk or in the packages section at www.debian.org.
> 
> So, from what you just said, it means that both the kernels, one that
> runs from the install disc and the one that gets installed on the hard
> drive are exactly the same, am I correct in my understanding? If yes,
> then the problem (about install kernel failing to detect my IDE
> controller) is somewhere else.

For the list of files on the first cd (i386) there is:

   http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.2.1/i386/list-cd/

For the kernels available in Squeeze:

   http://packages.debian.org/stable/kernel/

You can compare and confirm your understanding.



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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Tech Geek]

> It is in the boot directory of the linux-image package, which is on the
> first disk or in the packages section at www.debian.org.

So, from what you just said, it means that both the kernels, one that
runs from the install disc and the one that gets installed on the hard
drive are exactly the same, am I correct in my understanding? If yes,
then the problem (about install kernel failing to detect my IDE
controller) is somewhere else.

Thanks.


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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Brian]

On Fri 08 Jul 2011 at 11:58:00 -0700, Tech Geek wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering where can I find (or view) the .config file for the
> kernel (vmlinuz) that comes on the Debian Squeeze install discs. I
> tried searching on the internet but nothing came up.

It is in the boot directory of the linux-image package, which is on the
first disk or in the packages section at www.debian.org.


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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Tech Geek]

> It should be available at /boot/config-`uname -r`
That would be true after the system installation finishes. What I am
looking for is the config file for the kernel runs the installation
process. For some reasons I suspect that there might be some
difference between the kernel that installs Debian and the kernel that
gets installed on the hard drive.

To see what I am talking about, please see the bug report [1].

Thanks.

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=633128


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Re: Kernel Config file for Debian Squeeze Install Disc

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI]

On 07/08/2011 03:58 PM, Tech Geek wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering where can I find (or view) the .config file for the
> kernel (vmlinuz) that comes on the Debian Squeeze install discs. I
> tried searching on the internet but nothing came up.

It should be available at /boot/config-`uname -r`


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Re: kernel config q

[Hugo Vanwoerkom]

Jochen Schulz wrote:

Hugo Vanwoerkom:
But that the combination of 'Y's and 'M's is immaterial as to the  
functioning of the driver.


Am I correct?


Generally yes. There are modules which are better compiled statically
(IDE/S-ATA, filesystems) but they work either way.

This in regard to trying to get smartctl to work with my external USB  
ATA drive. Which works OK with the debian kernel but not in my own  
compiled one.


Are you sure you could successfully run smartctl no a drive attached via
USB? As fas as I know, SMART values cannot be read from a device if it
is attached to a USB port.


Got the graphs to prove it. It's been discussed.
I have 2 USB exterior disk enclosures, one with an ATA drive, one with a 
SATA drive. Under 2.6.26-1-686 (sid) I can do:


smartctl -d sat /dev/sda --all -T permissive

and get good data.
I *cannot* do that with the SATA drive.

Unfortunately I cannot determine what in the Debian .config made that work.

Hugo


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Re: kernel config q

[Jochen Schulz]

Hugo Vanwoerkom:
> 
> But that the combination of 'Y's and 'M's is immaterial as to the  
> functioning of the driver.
> 
> Am I correct?

Generally yes. There are modules which are better compiled statically
(IDE/S-ATA, filesystems) but they work either way.

> This in regard to trying to get smartctl to work with my external USB  
> ATA drive. Which works OK with the debian kernel but not in my own  
> compiled one.

Are you sure you could successfully run smartctl no a drive attached via
USB? As fas as I know, SMART values cannot be read from a device if it
is attached to a USB port.

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Re: kernel config q

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> Dave Ewart wrote:
>> On Monday, 13.10.2008 at 09:46 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>>
[...]
>>
> 
> It works regarding smartctl but *not* using vga= or uvesafb, which is
> a severe problem compared to using smartctl.
> 

For me the debian kernel works with vga=, while x is a number chosen
from the menu occuring by use vga=ask as kernel parameter.

About uvesafb I don't know anything.
> Hugo
> 
> 
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Re: kernel config q

[Hugo Vanwoerkom]

Dave Ewart wrote:

On Monday, 13.10.2008 at 09:46 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:


I am under the impression that for a kernel function, like a driver,
to  be present and function correctly one has to mark it either 'Y' or
'M'  in the kernel .config.

But that the combination of 'Y's and 'M's is immaterial as to the
functioning of the driver.

Am I correct?


Broadly-speaking, that's correct.  Compiled-in modules and stand-alone
modules should behave similarly, but ...


This in regard to trying to get smartctl to work with my external USB
ATA drive. Which works OK with the debian kernel but not in my own
compiled one.


... I've sometimes found that for ad-hoc devices which you attach during
use (such as USB-stuff), using a kernel module seems to behave better.
Not sure why.

Why are you compiling your own kernel, if the Debian kernel works?



It works regarding smartctl but *not* using vga= or uvesafb, which is 
a severe problem compared to using smartctl.


Hugo


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Re: kernel config q

[Dave Ewart]

On Monday, 13.10.2008 at 09:46 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

> I am under the impression that for a kernel function, like a driver,
> to  be present and function correctly one has to mark it either 'Y' or
> 'M'  in the kernel .config.
>
> But that the combination of 'Y's and 'M's is immaterial as to the
> functioning of the driver.
>
> Am I correct?

Broadly-speaking, that's correct.  Compiled-in modules and stand-alone
modules should behave similarly, but ...

> This in regard to trying to get smartctl to work with my external USB
> ATA drive. Which works OK with the debian kernel but not in my own
> compiled one.

... I've sometimes found that for ad-hoc devices which you attach during
use (such as USB-stuff), using a kernel module seems to behave better.
Not sure why.

Why are you compiling your own kernel, if the Debian kernel works?

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Re: kernel config: where is libata?

[Hugo Vanwoerkom]

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

Hi,

I can't use the Debian (Sid) kernels because VGA= does not work on 
my box: gets 'invalid videomode'.
I can use Debian kernels with uvesafb but its companion v86d dies with 
my new GeForce 6200 AGP after a while.


But all works well when I roll my own kernel. Except then I cannot use 
smart with an external USB ATA disk I have.


It seems the libata kernel module is missing: I see that with 
2.6.26-1-686 and not with my kernel. But what CONFIG_ parm turns it on? 
Or where in make menuconfig does one enable it?




It's this:

Serial ATA (prod) and Parallel ATA (experimental) drivers

but that is configured 'Y' and gets me no closer.

Anybody has a link to what to turn on for smart use of external USB disks?

Hugo


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Re: Kernel config uevent path

[Sven Joachim]

On 2008-07-11 09:58 +0200, David Baron wrote:

> Trying to compile a 2.6.25.8 kernel.
>
> The make oldconfig asks numerous questions, mostly about newly supported new 
> hardware and options that are probably not relevant or helpful to me.
>
> However, it did ask for a uevent driver path which wants to default to 
> /sbin/hotplug
>
> This does not exist since udev is being used. So ...
>
> Do we leave it alone to default and

Doesn't do harm.  When udev starts up, it overwrites that value with the
empty string anyway.

> 1. The kernel puts something there
> 2. or make a symlink there to udevtrigger or something else
>
> Or do I set it directly to /sbin/udevtrigger
> CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/udevtrigger"
>
> The man for udevtrigger seems to imply that this is what would be used. A 
> symlink might be better than compiling this in directly?

Note that /sbin/udevtrigger has been removed from the udev package in
the latest uploads to sid.  If you want to change the value, set it to
the empty string, see http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/12/415.

Sven


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Re: kernel config for AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester

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On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:58:28 -0600, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I am running kernel 2.6.23.12 and compiled with SMP on.
> 
> Home-rolled or built-by-Debian?
Home-rolled
 
> Are you sure SMP is enabled?  What does "uname -v" say?
Linux gertrud 2.6.23.12 #1 SMP Wed Jan 2 11:21:26 EST 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

>> Unfortunately the kernel doesn't recognize my dual core processor:
>>
>> $ dmesg | grep -i cpu
>> CPU has 2 num_cores
>> Processor #0 (Bootup-CPU)
>> SMP: Allowing 1 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs
>> PERCPU: Allocating 34344 bytes of per cpu data
>> Initializing CPU#0
>> CPU 0: aperture @ 61000 size 32 MB
>> CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
>> CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
>> CPU 0/0 -> Node 0
>> Brought up 1 CPUs
>>
>> $  cat /proc/cpuinfo
>> processor   : 0
>> vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
>> cpu family  : 15
>> model   : 43
> [snip]
>> cache_alignment : 64
>> address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
>> power management: ts fid vid ttp
>>
>>
>> Any ideas how I can configure the kernel to fix that?
> 
> $ zgrep SMP /proc/config.gz
> CONFIG_SMP=y
> # CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP is not set
> CONFIG_X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG=y
> CONFIG_X86_SMP=y
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Re: kernel config for AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester

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On 01/03/08 09:42, Bernd Prager wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am running kernel 2.6.23.12 and compiled with SMP on.

Home-rolled or built-by-Debian?

Are you sure SMP is enabled?  What does "uname -v" say?

> Unfortunately the kernel doesn't recognize my dual core processor:
> 
> $ dmesg | grep -i cpu
> CPU has 2 num_cores
> Processor #0 (Bootup-CPU)
> SMP: Allowing 1 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs
> PERCPU: Allocating 34344 bytes of per cpu data
> Initializing CPU#0
> CPU 0: aperture @ 61000 size 32 MB
> CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
> CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
> CPU 0/0 -> Node 0
> Brought up 1 CPUs
> 
> $  cat /proc/cpuinfo 
> processor   : 0
> vendor_id   : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family  : 15
> model   : 43
[snip]
> cache_alignment : 64
> address sizes   : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
> power management: ts fid vid ttp
> 
> 
> Any ideas how I can configure the kernel to fix that?

$ zgrep SMP /proc/config.gz
CONFIG_SMP=y
# CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP is not set
CONFIG_X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG=y
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Re: kernel config files

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On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 18:34, Tom Allison wrote:
> I think I have to build my own kernel because I have problems with my 
> motherboard.  When I turn on dma, the hard drive starts having errors like crazy.
> 
> lspci says this:
>   IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE 
> (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
> 
> I'm pretty sure that's problematic.
> 
> IIRC the kernel-source is based on the kernel.org source.  I would like to be 
> able to capture the current configuration and patch-levels for the 
> kernel-image-2.4.22-1-k7 and make the one modification that I require, rather 
> than starting over from scratch and hoping I get it right the first time.
> 
> Is there some way to capture the .config file of my currently runing system.
Yes: /boot/config-2.4.18-1-k7

Then do the subwiki thing:

http://subwiki.honeypot.net/cgi-bin/view/Main/DebianKernelBuilding

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Re: kernel config files

[Tom Allison]

Travis Crump wrote:
Tom Allison wrote:

Is there some way to capture the .config file of my currently runing 
system.


/boot/config-`uname -r` has the config of the running kernel.
As it turns out I don't need to build a new kernel or do I?

I thought I had to build a new kernel in order to load up the via82cxxx 
module so that I could use DMA on my hard drives.

But it seems that it's already loaded as a module:

via82cxxx  10696   1  (autoclean)
ide-core   97656   4  (autoclean) [usb-storage ide-scsi 
ide-detect via82cxxx trm290 triflex slc90e66 sis5513 siimage serverworks 
sc1200 rz1000 piix pdc202xx_old opti621 ns87415 hpt366 ide-disk hpt34x 
generic cy82c693 cs5530 cmd64x cmd640 amd74xx alim15x3 aec62xx adma100 
pdc202xx_new]

However, it doesn't work at all.  I tried turning on DMA and the system went 
to pieces in seconds.
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Re: kernel config files

[Tom Allison]

Travis Crump wrote:
Tom Allison wrote:

Is there some way to capture the .config file of my currently runing 
system.


/boot/config-`uname -r` has the config of the running kernel.
So I can copy this to /usr/src/linux/.config and I'm off to the races?

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Re: kernel config files

[Travis Crump]

Tom Allison wrote:
Is there some way to capture the .config file of my currently runing 
system.
/boot/config-`uname -r` has the config of the running kernel.


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[solved]Re: kernel config from kernel_image

[iain d broadfoot]

iain d broadfoot wrote:

arse.

i backed up my kernel_image.deb, and my ~, but i forgot about my kernel 
config file... :(

is there ANY way to get it from the image I have?

it'd really really suck if i had to go through all the guesswork again.

will hunt alone for now...

;-)

love,

iain


dpkg-query -L kernel-image-2.4.19 (list all files owned by package)

.
..
/boot/config-2.4.19
..
.

;-)

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Re: kernel .config file

[dizma]

Exactly!!!
Thanks man...I didn't notice that I have config in /boot

dizma

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> dizma said:
> > Hi there
> >
> > When I make:
> > apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18
> >
> > debian woody install in /usr/src:
> > kernel-source-2.4.18.tar.bz2
> >
> > after that I bzip2 this archive...
> >
> > So my question is how to load the current kernel and modules
> > configuration in .config file
> >
> > dizma
>
> You want the config that came with the stock Debian kernel that's
currently
> running on your machine?
>
> If so, copy /boot/config- to
> /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/.config.
>
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Re: kernel .config file

[Kurt Yoder]

dizma said:
> Hi there
>
> When I make:
> apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18
>
> debian woody install in /usr/src:
> kernel-source-2.4.18.tar.bz2
>
> after that I bzip2 this archive...
>
> So my question is how to load the current kernel and modules
> configuration in .config file
>
> dizma

You want the config that came with the stock Debian kernel that's currently
running on your machine?

If so, copy /boot/config- to
/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/.config.

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Re: kernel config file (was Re: Upgrade to kernel 2.4.* on woody - easy?)

[Shaul Karl]

> Am Mittwoch, 20. März 2002 16:54 schrieb Tony Crawford:
> >
> > It was pretty painless for me. I started with the kernel-
> > image_2.4.17-bf... package, which is intended to run on most
> > equipment, then I started with its config file when I needed a
> > custom 2.4.x kernel.
> 
> Could you tell me where I find the config file for the kernel-image? I also 
> want to compile my own custom kernel for debugging proposes, but don't want 
> to configure it totally myself.
> 
> Thanks,


For an installed kernel-image you can find the config file in /boot. 
For a non  installed (only downloaded) kernel-image package, the 
easiest way might be to unpack it in a temporary place and look for the 
boot sub directory.
  
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Re: kernel config file (was Re: Upgrade to kernel 2.4.* on woody - easy?)

[Angus D Madden]

Christoffer Quest, Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 07:19:27PM +0100: 
> 
> Could you tell me where I find the config file for the kernel-image? I also 
> want to compile my own custom kernel for debugging proposes, but don't want 
> to configure it totally myself.
> 

IIRC it's included in the kernel-image* debs.  usually as
boot/config-X.Y.Z

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Re: Kernel config: make menuconfig: cannot find ncurses

[Steve Kieu]

> 
> >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. 
> >>
> >> You must have Ncurses installed in order 
> >> to use 'make menuconfig' 
> 
> make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' 
> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
> = End of the error message =
> 
> So, 'make menuconfig' claims that ncurses is not
> installed.
> Searching for 'ncurses' in dselect shows that
> libncurses5, 
> ncurses-base, ncurses-bin and ncurses-term are
> installed. 
> libncurses5-dev and libncurses5-dbg are not
> installed.

you need libncurses5-dev


> 
> The box is a recent potato installation upgraded to
> woody, running as a 
> proxy. This is the first time I try to compile the
> kernel on this 
> machine, and I never had problems compiling the
> kernel before on other 
> boxes. I use kernel-package.
> 
> Any help on this ??  Thanks in advance !!
> 
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Re: Kernel config: make menuconfig: cannot find ncurses

[Greg Norris]

You'll need to install the -dev package as well, in order to use
menuconfig.

On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 11:26:43PM -0300, Daniel Toffetti wrote:
> Hi all !
> 
> I'm trying to compile a new (2.4.13) kernel on an old 486 box. When I 
> try to configure it with "make menuconfig" I get the following error:
> 
> = Start of the error message =
> rm -f include/asm 
> ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) 
> make -C scripts/lxdialog all 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' 
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -Incurses
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. 
> >>
> >> You must have Ncurses installed in order 
> >> to use 'make menuconfig' 
> 
> make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/scripts/lxdialog' 
> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
> = End of the error message =
> 
> So, 'make menuconfig' claims that ncurses is not installed.
> Searching for 'ncurses' in dselect shows that libncurses5, 
> ncurses-base, ncurses-bin and ncurses-term are installed. 
> libncurses5-dev and libncurses5-dbg are not installed.
> 
> The box is a recent potato installation upgraded to woody, running as a 
> proxy. This is the first time I try to compile the kernel on this 
> machine, and I never had problems compiling the kernel before on other 
> boxes. I use kernel-package.
> 
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Re: kernel .config

[Greg Madden]

On Tuesday 06 November 2001 04:30 pm, Richardson, Martin wrote:
> Greetings everybody,
>   is there a template or a default .config for
> compiling a Debian kernel from source, keeping the binary's defaults. What
> I mean to say is, when I run make xconfig/menuconfig, is there a template
> with the Debian binary default options set? This will just make it easier
> for me to compile a kernel, I can just remove un-wanted packages.
>   I know when I hade Mandrake 7.2 installed, and I ran "make xconfig"
> all the defaults were there, and RH7.1 had a directory with templates for
> different architectures.
>
>
>
>  TIA, Martin :-)

The configuration file for each installed kernel is in /boot. i.e. .config

Greg

Re: kernel .config

[Andy Hartford]

On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 12:30:25PM +1100, Richardson, Martin wrote:
> Greetings everybody,
>   is there a template or a default .config for
> compiling a Debian kernel from source, keeping the binary's defaults. 

/boot/config-2.4.12-686 on my machine. kernel version and arch would be
different on your machine probably. I just do a

cp /boot/config-2.4.12-686 /usr/src/kernel-2.4.12/.config 

or something similar. 

Andy

Re: Kernel config questions: SCSI, Tux and letters

[Shawn D'Alimonte]

On December  5, 2000 07:20 pm, Ignasi Tura wrote:

> I have a SCSI card Symbios Logic 53c400. Searching list archives I
> read that the kernel option for my card was the NCR 5380.
>
> But if I look the kernel options in SCSI low-level drivers I find the
> following options:
>
> NCR53c7,8xx SCSI support
> NCR53C8XX SCSI support
>
> and a final
>
> SYM53C8XX SCSI support
>
> What one should I choose?
>
> The symbios 53c416 no, isn't it?

I have one that came with an HP scanner and have had no luck with it.  
The drive you want is "Generic NCR53800/53c400".

Read /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/README.g_NCR5380 for some info.

The card I have has only 1 jumper with no marking, but doen't show up 
in a pnpdump.  I found an FAQ from HP that said the card automatically 
gets an address and gives a list of possible addresses.  None of these 
work.  The machine locks up with a message about bus timeout.  Even 
stranger is the way it does the same thing if the card is not installed.

I was hoping to hook the scanner up to this to share across the network 
with SANE, but a SCSI card would cost more than the machine is worth.

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Re: Kernel Config

[Colin Watson]

"Bart Szyszka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Alec Smith wrote:
>> Actually, /usr/src/linux is the default -- Linus ships the tree in a
>> format to go in a directory called linux.
>
>I don't use any "shipping" version of Linux.

I think Alec meant the kernel tarballs.

>> In general, you want to symlink /usr/src/linux to the actual location of
>> your kernel sources.
>
>Why?

Most instructions expect the kernel source to be in /usr/src/linux, so
that way is easier for newbies. If it's just a symlink then all you need
to do to unpack a tarball is remove the symlink, unpack, rename the
created directory to something else (like linux-2.2.15), and drop the
symlink back in again. Things end up at their most consistent that way,
I think.

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Re: Kernel Config

[Bart Szyszka]

> Actually, /usr/src/linux is the default -- Linus ships the tree in a
> format to go in a directory called linux.
I don't use any "shipping" version of Linux. Prefer getting a base
Debian system and them building up on it. No /usr/src/linux there.

> In general, you want to symlink /usr/src/linux to the actual location of
> your kernel sources.
Why?

> If you use a .deb of the source, then you'd end up with 
> /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.15 
> or similar.
Or if you get the source, bunzip2 it and the tar -xvf it.

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Re: Kernel Config

[Alec Smith]

Actually, /usr/src/linux is the default -- Linus ships the tree in a
format to go in a directory called linux.

In general, you want to symlink /usr/src/linux to the actual location of
your kernel sources. If you use a .deb of the source, then you'd end up
with /usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.15 or similar.



On Thu, 25 May 2000, Bart Szyszka wrote:

> > When I cd to /usr/src there is no linux in there. So it looks like I dont
> > have the source tree needed to run make menuconfig. What would I need to do
> > from here?
> 
> I don't think it's really supposed to be 'linux'. Just a folder that the 
> kernel
> source was bunzip2 and tar -xvf into. Mine's usually 
> /usr/src/kernel-source-...
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Re: Kernel Config

[Bart Szyszka]

> When I cd to /usr/src there is no linux in there. So it looks like I dont
> have the source tree needed to run make menuconfig. What would I need to do
> from here?

I don't think it's really supposed to be 'linux'. Just a folder that the kernel
source was bunzip2 and tar -xvf into. Mine's usually /usr/src/kernel-source-...

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RE: Kernel Config

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to get the current kernel you have :

cd /usr/src
wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-`uname -r`.tar.gz

if you are running 2.2.10 (i think you are since i installed that box?) it
will get linux-2.2.10.tar.gz 

then extract it with

tar -zxvf linux-`uname -r`.tar.gz

the ` key is right next to the 1 key not to be confused with a single
quote on the right side of the KB

nate

On Thu, 25 May 2000, Jay Kelly wrote:

neutec >When I cd to /usr/src there is no linux in there. So it looks like I 
dont
neutec >have the source tree needed to run make menuconfig. What would I need 
to do
neutec >from here?
neutec >
neutec >-Original Message-
neutec >From: Oswald Buddenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
neutec >Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:06 PM
neutec >To: Jay Kelly
neutec >Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
neutec >Subject: Re: Kernel Config
neutec >
neutec >
neutec >> If I want to edit my kernel what command do I use. I tried make 
menuconfig
neutec >> but that doesnt work. Any help would be great... Im using slink
neutec >>
neutec >could you say _precisely_ what you have done (commands, output)?
neutec >
neutec >the normal procedure to configure and compile a kernel is:
neutec >- download the kernel source
neutec >- cd /usr/src/linux
neutec >- "make menuconfig dep install modules modules_install"
neutec >or something similar.
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RE: Kernel Config

[Ron Rademaker]

Download the sources ;)

Ron Rademaker

On Thu, 25 May 2000, Jay Kelly wrote:

> When I cd to /usr/src there is no linux in there. So it looks like I dont
> have the source tree needed to run make menuconfig. What would I need to do
> from here?
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Oswald Buddenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:06 PM
> To: Jay Kelly
> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Kernel Config
> 
> 
> > If I want to edit my kernel what command do I use. I tried make menuconfig
> > but that doesnt work. Any help would be great... Im using slink
> >
> could you say _precisely_ what you have done (commands, output)?
> 
> the normal procedure to configure and compile a kernel is:
> - download the kernel source
> - cd /usr/src/linux
> - "make menuconfig dep install modules modules_install"
> or something similar.
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Re: Kernel Config

[Ron Rademaker]

Make sure in /usr/src/linux and do make menuconfig.

Ron Rademaker

On Thu, 25 May 2000, Jay Kelly wrote:

> If I want to edit my kernel what command do I use. I tried make menuconfig
> but that doesnt work. Any help would be great... Im using slink
> 
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RE: Kernel Config

[Jay Kelly]

When I cd to /usr/src there is no linux in there. So it looks like I dont
have the source tree needed to run make menuconfig. What would I need to do
from here?

-Original Message-
From: Oswald Buddenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:06 PM
To: Jay Kelly
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Kernel Config


> If I want to edit my kernel what command do I use. I tried make menuconfig
> but that doesnt work. Any help would be great... Im using slink
>
could you say _precisely_ what you have done (commands, output)?

the normal procedure to configure and compile a kernel is:
- download the kernel source
- cd /usr/src/linux
- "make menuconfig dep install modules modules_install"
or something similar.

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Re: Kernel Config

[Bruce Sass]

On Thu, 25 May 2000, Jay Kelly wrote:

> If I want to edit my kernel what command do I use. I tried make menuconfig
> but that doesnt work. Any help would be great... Im using slink

"make menuconfig" works fine...
when you have the libncurses4-dev package installed.

"make config" requires nothing extra
"make xconfig" needs tk/tcl installed, IIRC

If it is some other problem, post the error messages to the list (use
the "script" command to capture all messages).


later,

Bruce

Re: Kernel Config

[Oswald Buddenhagen]

> If I want to edit my kernel what command do I use. I tried make menuconfig
> but that doesnt work. Any help would be great... Im using slink
> 
could you say _precisely_ what you have done (commands, output)?

the normal procedure to configure and compile a kernel is:
- download the kernel source
- cd /usr/src/linux
- "make menuconfig dep install modules modules_install"
or something similar.

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Re: kernel config question(s)

[tjm]

Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> 

> I have sysctl on my Debian box running potato.  It is only available to root.
> 


Thanks,  I found it in the procps package in unstable,
compiled it on my slink system and it seems to work.




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Re: kernel config question(s)

[Wayne Topa]

Subject: kernel config question(s)
Date: Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 03:07:44PM -0800

In reply to:tjm

Quoting tjm([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>| After looking through much documentation, I'm
>| still not sure whether I have the info I need.
>| Going through the config stuff to build a new
>| 2.2.14 kernel (up from 2.2.11) I notice that the
>| previous parameter of 'CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG'
>| is now missing or not offered in this 2.2.14 
>| kernel config.  I have found that it is in the sysctl
>| docs and directory (/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_always_defrag)
>| and is off by default.  My questions are these:
>| 
>| Is it true that this now needs to be set 'manually'  
>| somewhere in the startup scripts ?
>| 
>| Is there some utility other than 
>|   'echo 1 > /proc/sys/...{etc}' that can be used?
>| 
>| and
>| I may have overlooked the docs for this sysctl  
>| feature.  Where might I find the clearest explanation
>| of how and what parameters are the most important and
>| what the default settings are compared to the previous
>| kernel configs.
>| 

uname -a
Linux mtntop 2.2.14 #10 Wed Mar 22 12:28:34 EST 2000 i586 unknown

rgrep -r ip_always_defrag /usr/src/linux/Doc*/*
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help:  Enabling masquerading
automagically enables ip_always_defrag too.

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Re: kernel config question(s)

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry]

> 
> Also, the firewall configuration tool at
> http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html
> generated a file with lines such as:
> 
> # Enable always defragging Protection
> sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_always_defrag=1
> 
> The utility states that the firewall will work on
> Redhat boxes.  Is that sysctl line a utility that
> is common only to Redhat?  To use this on Debian I
> would assume that the line changes to
> 
>echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_always_defrag
> 

I have sysctl on my Debian box running potato.  It is only available to root.

> Is this correct, or am I missing something?  There
> are other config lines like this, not only the 
> ip_always_defrag.
> 
> Overall, I'm just trying to understand what might
> affect my machines after any upgrades, especially
> kernel upgrades.  Wading through all the docs gets
> somewhat tedious at times.  
> 

Frankly I dont play with firewalling.  Perhaps another mail with a more direct
subject will help.  Like "what is ip_always_defrag in the kernel and do I want
it"?  People scan debian-user and respond to subjects that catch their eye. 
The volume here is fairly high.

Re: kernel config question(s)

[tjm]

Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> 
> Why do you think you need this?  No box I have running 2.2.14 have I had to
> deal with this.


Just curious as to why the ip_always_defrag choice
was removed from configuration list and buried in
the sysctl stuff.  What this means to me I'm not
quite sure.  I picked ip_always_defrag as an
example because the documentation suggests there
is some advantage to having this switched on.

Also, the firewall configuration tool at
http://linux-firewall-tools.com/linux/firewall/index.html
generated a file with lines such as:

# Enable always defragging Protection
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_always_defrag=1

The utility states that the firewall will work on
Redhat boxes.  Is that sysctl line a utility that
is common only to Redhat?  To use this on Debian I
would assume that the line changes to

   echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_always_defrag

Is this correct, or am I missing something?  There
are other config lines like this, not only the 
ip_always_defrag.

Overall, I'm just trying to understand what might
affect my machines after any upgrades, especially
kernel upgrades.  Wading through all the docs gets
somewhat tedious at times.  


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RE: kernel config question(s)

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry]

Why do you think you need this?  No box I have running 2.2.14 have I had to
deal with this.

Re: kernel config

[aphro]

On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Ben Lutgens wrote:

blutge >Do a make xconfig (Or whatever) and read the settings. they will be the 
same
blutge >as that of the current kernel.

that is, assuming you have not rm -rf /usr/src/linux and uncompressed a
new kernel :/

nate

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Re: kernel config

[aphro]

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

zdrysd >is there any way to find out the configuration settings of an active 
kernel
zdrysd >other than using the .config file.?

no easy way, i read discussion on ideas that would store a copy of the
config in /proc but i dont think it ever got out the door.

zdrysd >Does the kernel for Debian have to be Debian specific or are Linux 
kernels
zdrysd >used generically?  ie. kernel used for Debian can be used for RedHat.

the kernel is virtually identical accross the distributions, some minor
patches bring minor differences, but rarely anything that would affect
basic functionality.

zdrysd >is kernel 2.0.37 a stable kernel?

2.0 is an even number (the '0' part) so it is part of the stable tree.  I
use 2.0.36+securelinux(its over a year old) and am not planning on
upgrading anytime soon despite the fact that i run dual processors.

zdrysd >are kernels version specific?  ie... can a 2.2.x kernel work on debian
zdrysd >1.3(bo)?

it probably can, but it would take quite a bit of software updats, read
the Changes file in the Documentation subdir to see a list of equired
packages and where to get the newest (surce) versions.  I was running 2.1
on a slackware3.2 system for some time, i think that is about as old as a
debian 1.3 system.

nate

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Re: kernel config

[Ben Lutgens]

On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 10:25:30AM +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi, i have a few questions :
> 
> is there any way to find out the configuration settings of an active kernel
> other than using the .config file.?

Do a make xconfig (Or whatever) and read the settings. they will be the same
as that of the current kernel.

> 
> Does the kernel for Debian have to be Debian specific or are Linux kernels
> used generically?  ie. kernel used for Debian can be used for RedHat.
> 
> is kernel 2.0.37 a stable kernel?

Yes. Old, but stable.

> 
> are kernels version specific?  ie... can a 2.2.x kernel work on debian
> 1.3(bo)?

No, each kernel has certain requirements, at 2.2.x kernel needs a version of
pppd that isn't available, and probably won't compile for 1.3. go to
kernelnotes.org and / or read the kernel how-to for more info.
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Re: Kernel config

[jdassen]

On Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 12:51:28AM +1200, Michael Beattie wrote:
[kernel config]
> > No. You might want to run "make oldconfig" though, which only asks you
> > about options that weren't in your old .config .
> 
> thanks :)  just what I was hoping...
> 
> One thing, If I do a make [x|menu]config, It will give me all the options
> though right?? (You have confused me over "make oldconfig")

Yes; it'll just take the defaults from your old config.

> Oh and I am compiling it for the fat32 support which is in 2.0.33 right?

It's not in 2.0.33 as distributed on ftp.kernel.org; it has been patched
into the Debian 2.0.33 kernel source package.

> YAFQ: I got the .deb from the hamm tree, It will work in bo??

I don't know. bo is fairly old; a lot of things have changed in hamm.
However, it doesn't hurt to try.

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Re: Kernel config

[Michael Beattie]

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 23, 1998 at 11:13:56PM +1200, Michael Beattie wrote:
> > A quick question, If I install a kernel source package, and copy an older
> > .config (2.0.30 --> 2.0.33) into the src tree, and rerun make
> > [x|menu]config , will it cause problems???
> 
> No. You might want to run "make oldconfig" though, which only asks you about
> options that weren't in your old .config .
> 

thanks :)  just what I was hoping...

One thing, If I do a make [x|menu]config, It will give me all the options
though right?? (You have confused me over "make oldconfig")

Oh and I am compiling it for the fat32 support which is in 2.0.33 right? I
didn't misread a post somewhere?

YAFQ: I got the .deb from the hamm tree, It will work in bo??

(I love acronyms... esp. when you make them up yourself.. :) )

I am only asking these questions to confirm my beliefs which I have read
from the list. :)

thanks again :)

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Re: Kernel config

[jdassen]

On Thu, Apr 23, 1998 at 11:13:56PM +1200, Michael Beattie wrote:
> A quick question, If I install a kernel source package, and copy an older
> .config (2.0.30 --> 2.0.33) into the src tree, and rerun make
> [x|menu]config , will it cause problems???

No. You might want to run "make oldconfig" though, which only asks you about
options that weren't in your old .config .

HTH,
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Re: kernel-config

[David Wright]

On Tue, 11 Mar 1997, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> > > I try to get the sound working i linux and when I do make config in th 
> > > kernel-source I'm aksed
> > > to enter the I/O-base but the only thing that happens is that it says 
> > > 'no help is available.
> > > Can anyone help me, please!
> The problem is:
> When I come to the point where I'm supposed to enter the I/O-base adress for 
> the SB-card I
> choose the default-value (which is 220). But no matter what I enter the only 
> response is
> 'No help page for this option yet' .. 

Just a workaround, I'm afraid, but you might never go back. Install
ncurses-dev and then make menuconfig. I certainly managed to configure my
mobo soundcard like that.

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Re: kernel-config

[Mikael Hallendal]

> 
> On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I try to get the sound working i linux and when I do make config in th 
> > kernel-source I'm aksed
> > to enter the I/O-base but the only thing that happens is that it says 
> > 'no help is available.
> > 
> > Can anyone help me, please!
> 
> I find your question not very clear: 
> 
> Do you mean to say that the config script hangs at the point where you 
> should be able to enter the address of your soundcard's IO-port? What 
> version of the source do you use? 
> 
> Or do you mean that you need help finding the right address number to
> enter for your card? What soundcard do you have?
> 
It's neither of the above .. 

BTW i use kernel 2.0.29 with a SB AWE32 (SB16)

The problem is:
When I come to the point where I'm supposed to enter the I/O-base adress for 
the SB-card I
choose the default-value (which is 220). But no matter what I enter the only 
response is
'No help page for this option yet' .. 

/Micke

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Re: kernel-config

[Ulf Jaenicke-Roessler]

Tim Sailer wrote:
> > On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Mikael Hallendal wrote:

> > > I try to get the sound working i linux and when I do make config in th 
> > > kernel-source I'm aksed
> > > to enter the I/O-base but the only thing that happens is that it says 
> > > 'no help is available.
> > > 
> > > Can anyone help me, please!

> Nope.. this is a known bug (I think). No matter what you enter, it
> gives the 'no help' message. A newer version of the kernel-source
> package will help (I think again).

This is nearly a FAQ ;-)
You may want to read /usr/doc/kernel-package/Problems.gz about what happens.
I include the patch from Manoj Srivastava that you'll find there.

--- scripts/Configure.dist  Mon Jan 20 14:43:24 1997
+++ scripts/Configure   Tue Jan 21 05:41:30 1997
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
def=${old:-$3}
while :; do
  readln "$1 ($2) [$def] " "$def" "$old"
- if expr "$ans" : '0$\|-?[1-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null; then
+ if expr "$ans" : '0$\|-\?[1-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null; then
define_int "$2" "$ans"
break
  else
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
while :; do
  readln "$1 ($2) [$def] " "$def" "$old"
  ans=${ans#*[x,X]}
-if expr "$ans" : '[0-9a-fA-F]+$' > /dev/null; then
+if expr "$ans" : '[0-9a-fA-F]\+$' > /dev/null; then
   define_hex "$2" "$ans"
   break
 else

HTH,

  Ulf

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Re: kernel-config

[Richard Morin]

I'm d/l'ing  2.0.29 now, will tell you in a day or so if it helped me.
Thanks
for the tip Tim...

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On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Tim Sailer wrote:

> > 
> > On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> > 
> > > I try to get the sound working i linux and when I do make config in th 
> > > kernel-source I'm aksed
> > > to enter the I/O-base but the only thing that happens is that it says 
> > > 'no help is available.
> > > 
> > > Can anyone help me, please!
> > 
> > I find your question not very clear: 
..> 
> Nope.. this is a known bug (I think). No matter what you enter, it
> gives the 'no help' message. A newer version of the kernel-source
> package will help (I think again).
> 
> Tim
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Re: kernel-config

[Tim Sailer]

In your email to me, J.P.D. Kooij, you wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > I try to get the sound working i linux and when I do make config in th 
> > kernel-source I'm aksed
> > to enter the I/O-base but the only thing that happens is that it says 
> > 'no help is available.
> > 
> > Can anyone help me, please!
> 
> I find your question not very clear: 
> 
> Do you mean to say that the config script hangs at the point where you 
> should be able to enter the address of your soundcard's IO-port? What 
> version of the source do you use? 
> 
> Or do you mean that you need help finding the right address number to
> enter for your card? What soundcard do you have?

Nope.. this is a known bug (I think). No matter what you enter, it
gives the 'no help' message. A newer version of the kernel-source
package will help (I think again).

Tim

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Re: kernel-config

[J.P.D. Kooij]

On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Mikael Hallendal wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> I try to get the sound working i linux and when I do make config in th 
> kernel-source I'm aksed
> to enter the I/O-base but the only thing that happens is that it says 
> 'no help is available.
> 
> Can anyone help me, please!

I find your question not very clear: 

Do you mean to say that the config script hangs at the point where you 
should be able to enter the address of your soundcard's IO-port? What 
version of the source do you use? 

Or do you mean that you need help finding the right address number to
enter for your card? What soundcard do you have?


Joost