Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:06:13 -0500 (EST), A. Khattri wrote: It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. No { in any of my kernel configs: # grep { /boot/config-2.6.* Do you get the same error when you run make menuconfig with no .config

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-24 Thread A. Khattri
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:06:13 -0500 (EST), A. Khattri wrote: It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. No { in any of my kernel configs: # grep { /boot/config-2.6.* Do you get the same

[gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread A. Khattri
Ive had this problem for the last few 2.6 kernel releases. After emerging a kernel, I copy my old config over and then try and merge it before building a new kernel: # cd /usr/src/linux # cp /boot/config-2.6.9-gentoo-r1 .config # make oldconfig Missing }. # ls -a ./

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Francisco Ares
AFAIK, you have to rename your old .config as .config.old Hope this helps Francisco A. Khattri wrote: Ive had this problem for the last few 2.6 kernel releases. After emerging a kernel, I copy my old config over and then try and merge it before building a new kernel: # cd /usr/src/linux # cp

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
No. If you have no .config file you just copy it from another kernel directory and then run make oldconfig. If you have one already you can back it up if you want otherwise it won't make a difference. On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Francisco Ares wrote: AFAIK, you have to rename your old .config

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread A. Khattri
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: No. If you have no .config file you just copy it from another kernel directory and then run make oldconfig. If you have one already you can back it up if you want otherwise it won't make a difference. This is what I thought - so copying my old

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Not meaning to insult you with the obvious1 but just to cover all the bases3 are you remembering to check that /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to the new kernel source8 I just yesterday copied my 2.6.9 .config over to the 2.6.10 kernel source compiled with no problem, but I did of course

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, A. Khattri wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: No. If you have no .config file you just copy it from another kernel directory and then run make oldconfig. If you

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Manuel McLure
Brett I. Holcomb wrote: It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. Have you tried running a make mrproper and then copying the .config again? -- Manuel A. McLure KE6TAW [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mclure.org ...for in Ulthar, according to an

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread A. Khattri
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Cheryl Homiak wrote: Not meaning to insult you with the obvious1 but just to cover all the bases3 are you remembering to check that /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to the new kernel source8 I just yesterday copied my 2.6.9 .config over to the 2.6.10 kernel source

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread A. Khattri
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Manuel McLure wrote: Brett I. Holcomb wrote: It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. Have you tried running a make mrproper and then copying the .config again? I wish I could ;-) # make mrproper Missing }. --

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread A. Khattri
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. Maybe this is something in the Makefile? I found this: # grep { Makefile sed -ne /^-/{s:^-\([^ ]*\) [\$$#]*\([^ ]*\) \(.*\):#define \1 \2 /* \3

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread William Kenworthy
Try unmergeing that kernel, deleting the directory so no traces remain, the re-emerge it and run make mrproper as the first command after recreating the symlink BillK On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 22:06 -0500, A. Khattri wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: It should. Sounds like

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Jason Cooper
A. Khattri ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: (Yes, its driving me nuts ;-) I would 'emerge -Ca g-d-s-version', rm the tree, and re-merge. Then copy the .config over and run 'make oldconfig' hth, Cooper. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread Brett I. Holcomb
At this point I'd do the emerge -C whateversourcethisis, then reemerge it - after a sync. On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, A. Khattri wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: It should. Sounds like something is wrong with the file. I don't remember any { in .config. Maybe this is something in

Re: [gentoo-user] Configuring 2.6 kernels

2005-01-23 Thread A. Khattri
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Jason Cooper wrote: A. Khattri ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: (Yes, its driving me nuts ;-) I would 'emerge -Ca g-d-s-version', rm the tree, and re-merge. Then copy the .config over and run 'make oldconfig' I actually tried that too... -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org