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| From: | Ralph Seichter <abbot@×××××××××××.net> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New network cards default to "Y" with "make oldconfig" | ||
| Date: | Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:08:14 | ||
| Message-Id: | 87d0mgz4xd.fsf@ra.horus-it.com | ||
| In Reply to: | [gentoo-user] Re: New network cards default to "Y" with "make oldconfig" by Grant Edwards |
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| 1 | * Grant Edwards: |
| 2 | |
| 3 | > If the old config file didn't have drivers for that vendor enabled, |
| 4 | > why should I have to see all the options now? |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Indeed. There must have been some working network device driver included |
| 7 | in the old kernel to get the system running. If one feels the need for |
| 8 | additional drivers in the new kernel, enable them manually. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | -Ralph |