I wonder i can use back the old 2.4.23 .config to compile the new 2.6.0 kernel?

Even i select the modules manually, i really dun know what should i compile into my new kernel.....so i had to select the old .config when i first compiled my 2.4.23 kernel a few weeks ago.

Is there any default setting for the 2.6.0 kernel so that i dun need to select it by my own?

so, can I?

Thanks for help.

If you know which hardware you got in your box, i.e. motherboard chipset, cpu architecture, video card, ethernet card, sound card etc. you shouldn't have any problems choosing the right stuff in your new 2.6.0 config.

If I may give you an advice, print your old .config on paper so you can check which parts of the 2.4.23 kernel you have compiled or built as modules or those which you didn't set at all.
Configuring your kernel from scratch is always a good learning step.

If you use "make menuconfig" you can find out (by pressing "?" key) to which parts of your old .config the different options you choose for the new .config refer to.

I don't know if this makes sense to you, since I can't guess your knowledge in terms of kernel compiling. Tell me if you need more detailed help, and posting your hardware configuration may help too.

if you do:

make oldconfig

with your old .config copied in, it will only ask you for the new options added in the new kernel and keep your old ones.

It will work but it could cause problems. You would be better to start with the default 2.6.0 config file and work from there.

When I say it can cause problems I mean some options will not be available if you use a 2.4 config file. Some of the default settings could also cause problems in 2.6.0 if you don't catch and change them.

ckamhang, there is a default configuration for the
2.6.0 kernel. i think the command is "make defconfig",
i'm not sure since i'm not on a linux system at the moment.
type "make help" to get a listing of all the options that
make gives you.