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Old 08-10-2005, 02:27 PM   #1
AlainJLEB
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Kernel 2.6.7 to 2.6.12 upgrade


Hi there,

A small question : what's the best way to perform a kernel upgrade ?
I'm having actually the 2.6.7, I've downloaded and uncompressed the 2.6.12.4 version, and after performing a make oldconfig in the 2.6.12.4 directory, I have a fresh .config file.

BUT, if I compare this file with the .config file of the 2.6.7 version, there are hundreds of differences, options set in one are reset in the other, ... so what's the right way of performing such an upgrade ?
 
Old 08-10-2005, 03:17 PM   #2
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Hummm well I guess there is no miracle. You will have to use "make menuconfig" (or "make config" or "make xconfig", depending your taste) to make sure you don't forget any important options. And of course, keep the old kernel in case something go wrong.
It's just normal that you see tons of new options, as new feature appears in each new kernel versions. You shouldn't see some options beem "reset" but I suppose there might be some problem converting your old config?
 
  


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