I have been trying to create my own file for quite some time, but for various problems, I couldn't get it to work once. I wish to request a kernel config file from someone with a similar system of mine.

CPU: Pentium 4
HD: SATA and IDE 1 each
CDROM: DVD Rom and CD-RW
MB: ASUS P4P800
GPU: ATI Radeon9800
SoundCard: Creative SB Audigy
USB Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
uses DHCPC

that's basically the major parts, if you know which options I should build-in or create as modules for a particular hardware listed please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

compiling a kernel is an art form that just takes practice............you'll have to compile and re-compile till you get it right........use the kernel menu ( makemenuconfig ) and go thru ALL the listings and customize the kernel for YOUR box...........we can't do it for you.......

I agree with freakyg... and moreover even if you give us the correct hardware list there are other things to know to compile a working kernel, for example the filesystem you use, the type of network connection (PPP, PPPOE, SLIP...)... that's why it's better to compile yourself your kernel by selecting your own options

Apart from thinking that this wouldn't be of much use, I think you should provide at least a kernel version for which you would like to use that config.

I would recommend to clone an existing configuration on your system and modify it for the newer kernel source.

For your HDD, you need to know the type of controller in order to choose the correct driver.

I don't know which options or types of options are essential for a proper start up, I want to have a sample to compare the specific configurations it has for a system.

when going thru the make menuconfig, etc.. not sure what some option is or does.. select Help and it will explain to you what it specfically does which is usually always helpful. Selecting a configuration that you wont use will never hurt your system in most cases and the help section will tell you this if it does affect your system or not.

Comparing your config to another person's with even the same hardware is pointless, compile what you want and need, not what someone else might want or use that you might never use.

In your /boot folder should be a configfile for the kernel you are running.
In-or-under your /usr/src/linux should be another with the defaults.

"make oldconfig" gives you a starting point, then, as as freakyg said, check out all the help in make menuconfig // make xconfig.

best,