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On Monday 01 October 2007 10:19:57 pm Jed R. Mallen wrote: |
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> Do you guys have a trick that will update a new kernel quickly? I'm using |
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> 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 right now, and have foregone upgrading to 2.6.22-gentoo-r5 |
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> and -r8 because I read somewhere that I can't just use my old .config file |
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> for a new kernel version if it's *not* a revision-upgrade and I can only |
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> upgrade safely between 2 revisions. |
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> I don't want to go through all those kernel settings one by one. Do you |
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> just remember a few key things that you need (framebuffer, video, usb, etc) |
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> and just use the default settings? |
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You really don't know what you're missing. :') |
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Seriously, just print out your old config, key it into menconfig... tweak it a |
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bit and compile it... Then test it by rebooting into the new kernel... |
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Painless, safe... easy. |
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From the Desk of: Jerome D. McBride |
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