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From: Hinnerk van Bruinehsen <h.v.bruinehsen@×××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Change in ethernet .config layout kernel 3.2.1, affects oldconfig
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:46
Message-Id: 4F2FACB5.7000305@fu-berlin.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Change in ethernet .config layout kernel 3.2.1, affects oldconfig by Mick
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4 On 06.02.2012 10:46, Mick wrote:
5 > On Monday 06 Feb 2012 05:47:53 Walter Dnes wrote:
6 >> Heads up... the network ethernet device drivers aettings are laid
7 >> out differently in 3.2.1, and "make oldconfig" misses a few
8 >> items. The new layout route goes like so...
9 >>
10 >> Device Drivers ---> [*] Network device support ---> [*]
11 >> Ethernet driver support --->
12 >>
13 >> This brings you to a menu by manufacturer. The drivers are no
14 >> longer divided by speed. "make oldconfig" misses a few items. I
15 >> ended up writing down my settings in 3.0.6 and manually adding
16 >> them to 3.2.1 when running "make oldconfig".
17 >
18 > Hmm ... I'm almost sure I *only* used oldconfig from 3.0.6 to
19 > 3.2.1-gentoo-r2 and didn't have such a problem. I remember
20 > noticing that the tree of options changed and afterwards went into
21 > make menuconfig to see if anything was missed out, but I did not
22 > make any changes there (AFAIR).
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24 If I recall it correctly, for me most drivers were enabled by default
25 after making oldconfig. I later changed it back to "just what I need(TM)"
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