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nightmorph 07/06/22 07:01:11 |
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Modified: kernel-upgrade.xml |
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Log: |
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added a better way of upgrading one's kernel that avoids the problems of oldconfig, thanks to mark_alec for addressing the section on IRC |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.17 xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml?rev=1.17&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml?rev=1.17&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml?r1=1.16&r2=1.17 |
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Index: kernel-upgrade.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.16 |
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retrieving revision 1.17 |
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diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17 |
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--- kernel-upgrade.xml 23 Jul 2006 12:27:14 -0000 1.16 |
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+++ kernel-upgrade.xml 22 Jun 2007 07:01:11 -0000 1.17 |
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml,v 1.16 2006/07/23 12:27:14 neysx Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml,v 1.17 2007/06/22 07:01:11 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml"> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>0.5</version> |
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-<date>2006-07-23</date> |
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+<version>0.6</version> |
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+<date>2007-06-22</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<c>menuconfig</c> configuration process. |
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</p> |
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+<p> |
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+A much safer upgrading method is to copy your config as previously shown, and |
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+then simply run <c>make menuconfig</c>. This avoids the problems of <c>make |
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+oldconfig</c> mentioned previously, as <c>make menuconfig</c> will load up your |
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+previous configuration as much as possible into the menu. Now all you have to |
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+do is go through each option and look for new sections, removals, and so on. By |
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+using <c>menuconfig</c>, you gain context for all the new changes, and can |
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+easily view the new choices and review help screens much easier. You can even |
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+use this for upgrades such as 2.6.8 to 2.6.9; just make sure you read through |
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+the options carefully. Once you've finished, compile and install your kernel as |
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+normal. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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