gentoo: reset menuconfig to defaults?

jmite · 01-09-2009, 09:20 PM

Does anyone know how to set menuoconfig to its default setting? I messed it up and stupidly forgot to save a copy of the default settings, now I don't remember where it was and the kernel's it's making won't boot.

Thanks!

jamescondron · 01-09-2009, 09:28 PM

You should have a .config backup copy in your kernel directory. Do your old

Code:

make menuconfig

and in load, put the backup/old version.

syg00 · 01-09-2009, 10:06 PM

Depends what yo mean by "default". What did you start with ?.

Quakeboy02 · 01-09-2009, 10:24 PM

Removed. Irrelevant to gentoo.

jamescondron · 01-09-2009, 10:32 PM

Quakeboy: Kernel config files are with the sources, in
/usr/src/linux
and are called just .config (or are in gentoo, LFS etc, debian its in /boot/ but that seems unique to debian, its not on any other box I have)

Quakeboy02 · 01-09-2009, 10:40 PM

jmite seems to be using Debian, so...

jamescondron · 01-09-2009, 10:45 PM

Sure, but the thread references gentoo

Quakeboy02 · 01-09-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamescondron

Sure, but the thread references gentoo

My mistake.

makuyl · 01-10-2009, 02:41 AM

You might find the config for the running kernel with: zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/src/linux/.config
If not, I suggest setting:
CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y

"make defconfig" makes a default config, but I'm not sure that's what you meant.

jmite · 01-10-2009, 04:03 PM

Yeah, I've got the problem fixed to an extent with genkernel. I usually use Debian, but on various boxes I have ubuntu, debian and gentoo all isntalled, I'm using gentoo to make a minimalist video editing OS optimized for my computer.

Basically, I wanted it reset to whatever I started with, because I don't know what that was and what it's at now won't boot and I can't figure out why. But I've got it under control.

Thanks!