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| From: | Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] New network cards default to "Y" with "make oldconfig" | ||
| Date: | Sun, 24 Mar 2019 07:47:01 | ||
| Message-Id: | 3453844.Uxf0pn7KJU@peak | ||
| In Reply to: | [gentoo-user] New network cards default to "Y" with "make oldconfig" by Walter Dnes |
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| 1 | On Sunday, 24 March 2019 01:03:23 GMT Walter Dnes wrote: |
| 2 | > When setting up a new kernel with "make oldconfig", almost all new |
| 3 | > device drivers default to "N". The glaring exception is network cards. |
| 4 | > They all seem to default to "Y". Is this a bug or a "feature"? |
| 5 | |
| 6 | It seems to be just to reveal the individual cards by that manufacturer. I |
| 7 | don't see why it should differ from any other hardware options. Perhaps it's a |
| 8 | leftover from a day long ago that no-one's thought to change. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | -- |
| 11 | Regards, |
| 12 | Peter. |
| Subject | Author |
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| [gentoo-user] Re: New network cards default to "Y" with "make oldconfig" | Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> |
| Re: [gentoo-user] New network cards default to "Y" with "make oldconfig" | Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> |