Pasting the old config file to new kernel source for compilation..

11-24-2008, 07:13 AM

2008/11/24 boss ganesh <boss.gan@gmail.com>:
> I have pasted the config file of 2.6.18 (already compiled working kernel
> config file) to kernel source of version 2.6.26 , after that also it is
> asking queries without compiling it when i ran the command "make" ..
>
> why is it happening like that?

Did you run "make oldconfig"?

This checks your .config file and asks you questions to new options
available in the new kernel source.

Be sure to read the file called README, it's in bold for a reason.
There is also "make help"

Adrian

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11-24-2008, 07:25 AM

On 2008-11-24 09:13 +0100, Adrian Levi wrote:

> 2008/11/24 boss ganesh <boss.gan@gmail.com>:
>> I have pasted the config file of 2.6.18 (already compiled working kernel
>> config file) to kernel source of version 2.6.26 , after that also it is
>> asking queries without compiling it when i ran the command "make" ..
>>
>> why is it happening like that?
>
> Did you run "make oldconfig"?

I don't think that's appropriate when leaping across eight kernel
versions, unless you are (or want to become) mad. Better run
"make menuconfig" and hope for the best.

> This checks your .config file and asks you questions to new options
> available in the new kernel source.

Yes, many hundreds of them, literally.

Sven

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11-24-2008, 03:23 PM

boss ganesh wrote:
> I have pasted the config file of 2.6.18 (already compiled working kernel
> config file) to kernel source of version 2.6.26 , after that also it is
> asking queries without compiling it when i ran the command "make" ..
>
> why is it happening like that?

The command you want is "make oldconfig".
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