[SOLVED] Kernel config

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[SOLVED] Kernel config

Post#1 by caliban » 22 Feb 2011, 00:38

Can someone point me to the kernel .config file used in 1.0 Alpha ? Or even better can I suggest that it be enabled in the kernel itself (CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC). This came about while I was trying to determine if the kernel supported Multi LUN devices (CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN).

Supplying a .config or being able to pull the config from /proc/config.gz, would help other individuals and myself make those few kernel tweaks we need.
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Re: Kernel config

Post#2 by fanthom » 22 Feb 2011, 09:03

@caliban
config is built as "M" so you need to load it first:

modprobe configs && zcat /proc/config.gz > porteus.config

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Re: Kernel config

Post#3 by caliban » 22 Feb 2011, 13:17

You learn something new everyday. It never occurred to me to modprobe configs. I usually just use it for hardware drivers and never really considered it for anything else. For the record, CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is Y (enabled).

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Re: [SOLVED] Kernel config

Post#4 by fanthom » 23 Feb 2011, 08:25

"It never occurred to me to modprobe configs."
vmlinuz (kernel) needs to be unpacked to the memory at each boot. bigger vmlinuz size = longer boot time. kernel config is rarely needed for the user (if at all), that's why i have decided to compile it as a module (M).
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