[SOLVED] what options are enabled in the default debian squeeze kernel

gujedan · 09-07-2011, 05:15 PM

does it have all the possible stuff enabled/compiled or do they pick?

cynwulf · 09-07-2011, 05:20 PM

Code:

less /boot/config-$(uname -r)

gujedan · 09-07-2011, 05:27 PM

great, that works. now is there any way I can duplicate those options for when I compile my own kernel without having to select them one-by-one manually?

Hungry ghost · 09-07-2011, 07:24 PM

Sure, just copy /usr/src/<your_current_kernel_headers>/.config to the root of the directory containing the kernel source you want to compile. (Note that .config is a hidden file).

knudfl · 09-07-2011, 09:33 PM

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Sure, just copy /usr/src/<your_current_kernel_headers>/.config to the root of the directory containing the kernel source you want to compile. (Note that .config is a hidden file).

.. And then use "the old .config" file : Just run 'make oldconfig'

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gujedan · 09-08-2011, 03:10 AM

ok one final question: what's the best place to get the kernel source as .tar.bz2 now that kernel.org is down?

knudfl · 09-09-2011, 02:32 AM

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kernel source as .tar.bz2

Which version do you want ? ?

cynwulf · 09-09-2011, 02:53 AM

You can get the source for the stock debian kernels from the repos - e.g.

Code:

apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)

You can do that as a normal user from within a directory in your ~ and download the source to there.

If you want the mainline kernel source then you will have to pull it from the Git repo.

gujedan · 09-09-2011, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by knudfl

Which version do you want ? ?

>= 2.6.37

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Originally Posted by Caravel

pull it from the Git repo.

link please

knudfl · 09-09-2011, 11:06 AM

"linux-2.6.37" : Slackware 13.37 uses 2.6.37.6,
ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/slackware....6.37.6.tar.xz
> linux-2.6.37.6.tar.xz

Suse 11.4 : 2.6.37.1,
http://download.opensuse.org/source/...-1.2.2.src.rpm
> kernel-source-2.6.37.1-1.2.2.src.rpm > > linux-2.6.37.1.tar.bz2

Suse updates, 11.4 : 2.6.37.6

The "git version" is something like version 3.0.4+***.

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