.config file problem

swap_chau · 10-12-2010, 05:35 AM

Hi,
I have fedora 12 installed on my desktop. I tried to compile kernel 2.6.35 on it, but it seems that my config file is not matching with my hardware. I have AMD duel core processor, with nVidia motherboard. I am not sure about exact versions of hardware.
I tried to use .config file of fedora12 distribution located in /usr/src/kernel/2.6.29____/.config, but compilation fails with this config file.
Is there some way so that I can figure out which modules/drivers I should enable in .config file, so that kernel will be compiled successfully?
(I have another machine with Via motherboard and pentium 4 processor and same problem appears there as well.)

GrapefruiTgirl · 10-12-2010, 05:41 AM

Hi there!

Normally before compiling your new kernel, you use one of the included tools, such as `xconfig` or `gconfig` or `menuconfig` or `nconfig` to configure your kernel and modules/drivers. Then you compile it.

I'm not a Fedora user, so any peculiarities of building a kernel on that OS, I am not aware of, but one way or the other, one must still configure one's kernel before compiling.

Usually you navigate to your kernel source tree, and type:

Code:

make clean
make *config
make && make modules_install

Replace *config with whatever configuration tool you like, of the ones I suggested above. And of course, adjust this procedure to be in line with how you actually build and install a new kernel on Fedora, as these are generic instructions.

Also, if you continue to have errors, you'll need to be giving us more information about the problem. Show us exact (copy + paste) error messages you see in your terminal, and show us the exact command(s) or procedures you're doing before you get the error.