Hi Igor. As I remember, what you suggest didn't work, because of the reorganization of config options in the 2.4 tree. Normally what you suggest would work, but not this time. Gene >Actually you can somewhat transfer it. Just put your old config file in >the toplevel directory of your kernel tree, and re-name it to .config >after doing make mrproper. Then do make oldconfig. You will have to change >a lot of options, but at least what the config program will ask you about >is whatever is included in the 2.4.x kernel, which was not present in the >2.2.x kernels. > >May you code in the power of the source, >may the kernel, libraries, and utilities be with you, >throughout all distributions until the end of the epoch. > >On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Gene Collins wrote: > >> Hi. You can't transfer your 2.2 .config file to the 2.4 tree. You have >> to configure it manually. Try make config or make menu config. >> >> Gene >> >> >Hello, >> >i want to use the kernel 2.4.20 with my slackware 8.0 (gcc 2.9.5.3 and >> >so). >> > >> >I have donwloaded the source for that kernel and unpack it. After that i >> >run the script "checkout".. It connect to the server an installs speakup >> >into the kernelsourcen. >> > Then i have done the following: >> > >> >make mrproper >> >(cp /us/src/2.2.20/.config /usr/src/linux/.config >> >make oldconfig >> >make dep >> >make bzImage >> > >> >After that i have a new kernel with 950 KB and it is configured as my >> >kernel 2.2.20. >> >I copy the kernel onto my DOS-hd and reboot the system. >> >If i try to start the new kernel via loadlin, the system crashes and >> >reboots. My synthezier (APOLLO II) does not say anything. >> > >> >Any idea, what i can do? >> >Can i use the cvs speakup with kernel 2.4.20 or only with 2.4.19? >> > >> >Thanks. >> >Dietmar >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
