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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
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 16:12:58
Message-Id: 4F2FFBC3.4030506@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Change in ethernet .config layout kernel 3.2.1, affects oldconfig by Mick
1 Mick wrote:
2 > On Monday 06 Feb 2012 05:47:53 Walter Dnes wrote:
3 >> Heads up... the network ethernet device drivers aettings are laid out
4 >> differently in 3.2.1, and "make oldconfig" misses a few items. The new
5 >> layout route goes like so...
6 >>
7 >> Device Drivers --->
8 >> [*] Network device support --->
9 >> [*] Ethernet driver support --->
10 >>
11 >> This brings you to a menu by manufacturer. The drivers are no longer
12 >> divided by speed. "make oldconfig" misses a few items. I ended up
13 >> writing down my settings in 3.0.6 and manually adding them to 3.2.1 when
14 >> running "make oldconfig".
15 >
16 > Hmm ... I'm almost sure I *only* used oldconfig from 3.0.6 to 3.2.1-gentoo-r2
17 > and didn't have such a problem. I remember noticing that the tree of options
18 > changed and afterwards went into make menuconfig to see if anything was missed
19 > out, but I did not make any changes there (AFAIR).
20
21
22 I just went from 3.1.5 to 3.2.2 and it worked fine here. I know,
23 different versions but it may help narrow down when things break. If it
24 is broke. ;-)
25
26 Dale
27
28 :-) :-)
29
30 --
31 I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or
32 how you interpreted my words!
33
34 Miss the compile output? Hint:
35 EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"

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Re: [gentoo-user] Change in ethernet .config layout kernel 3.2.1, affects oldconfig Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>