Re: Speeding up configuring the kernel

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> forth? Or just anything to speed the process? Even if it's just
> something that looks at the present /proc/config.gz and sees what
> modules are actually being used, or what device drivers will be needed.

cd /usr/src/linux-newversion
cp /proc/config.gz .
gunzip config.gz
mv config .config
make oldconfig
make
etc


try that next time you upgrade, it will take any options from the old
config file and only ask you the ones that aren't listed. It works
very well.

~Jake B

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