Re: [tlug] Compiling HOWTO!

["Ahmed Sarwar" <l_gohordi@example.com>]

Thanks a lot. It's been raining but, you have
a good day Moku san.

I thought there's a command like:
apt-get-upgrade kernel-2.6.x and it does everything
for me while I'm have coffee :-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "moku" <moku-tlug@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [tlug] Compiling HOWTO!


> Hi Ahmed,
> 
> Le 03/10/04 10:28, Ahmed Sarwar ecrivait :
>> I don't know if it's the right place to ask this but,
>> Can anyone please tell me how can I compile a 
>> new kernel without loosing my old configurations?
>> Because I've lost my network connection after 
>> upgrading from 2.2.x kernel to 2.6.x.
>> I'm using debian unstable. 
> 
> You will have a lot of things that will change in this upgrade! Don't
> hope to have nothing to do! And be ready to fix many thinks! ;-)
> 
> The usual answer to your question is to copy the /boot/config-2.2.x in
> your .config in the kernel sources tree. Then a make old-config.
> 
> But I think you should check everything by hand yourself; because from
> 2.2 to 2.6 there is so many things that have changed...
> Take the time to read the doc /usr/src/linux/Documentation/...
> 
> Good luck!
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