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On 2010-03-10 8:38 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> I use make oldconfig all the time and have only had problems with it |
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> once. I would trust make oldconfig looong before I would even think to |
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> trust genkernel. I have never got it to work for me. |
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> Using make oldconfig should be fine for the OP. |
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My point is, the recommended method per the official gentoo docs/kernel |
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upgrade guide is, using make oldconfig is only recommended for minor |
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bumps of the same kernel version, and for major updates - and again, |
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yes, even going from 2.6.30 to 2.6.31 is a 'major' update, copying the |
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old .config then doing make menuconfig is the preferred/recommended way. |
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If you want to live dangerously, that is fine, but please do not ignore |
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the fact that it is *not* the *recommended/preferred* - ie *safest* - way. |
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Charles |
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