make .config file from bzImage

luponec · 05-01-2004, 12:03 PM

I?? t is possible to obtain .config file for make from a working kernel bzImage ?? (...sources directory is lost :-( ... )

tnx

esben · 05-01-2004, 02:21 PM

If you're running the kernel, you could try something like

Code:

cat  /proc/config.gz | gunzip > .config

It rather depends on a kernel option being checked, though, so it may not work. I know of no other way (which is why I always check that option)

Anvil · 05-01-2004, 04:40 PM

Hence the tradition of copying the .config and the System.map files to the /boot directory and numbering them for the full kernel version as with the kernel itself. I know it really doesn't help after the fact, but it might at least arm you against it happening again.

Hope the original turns up

Andy M

luponec · 05-02-2004, 03:58 AM

>esben WROTE
>
>cat /proc/config.gz | gunzip > .config
>

YES IT WORKS TNX :-) GREAT SUGGEST

>anvil wrote
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>copying the .config and the System.map files to the /boot directory
>

yep surely I will do that since now

(sorry 4 my bad english)
Tnx both 4 support