RH may have included the file in the /boot directory. Also, look in /proc for
/proc/config. Recent kernels have the option to have the current config there.
Also, why don't you just install the RH kernel source RPMS? They too will
probably have the current (default/ RH's own) config file.
Quoting Scott <
sbrews@cox.net>:
>
> First let me say that I am not comfortable building linux kernels. I
> always seem to lose more functionality than I gain. Building Tru64 (aka
> Digital Unix aka OSF1) or HPUX kernels, however, is much easier (at least
> to me). Anyway....
>
> I have a RH 7.3 system installed. When it was installed, the kernel
> sources where not. I have since downloaded kernel 2.4.20. I want to add
> video for linux and usb support. How do I "extract" the current
> configuration from the running system. I thought you did this with a
> "make oldconfig", but further research on this seems to indicate that a
> new kernel config file will be built based on the old, EXISTING, config
> file. Since I dont have an old config file, I dont really get what I
> wanted.
>
> Heres a quick summary of what I'd like to be able to do:
>
> 1.) get the current kernels configuration (the part I am having difficulty
> with)
> 2.) Add the video for linux and usb support (easy enough via "make
> menuconfig")
> 3.) boot the new kernel and have retained all previous functionality AND
> have new functionality too. (this is dependant on #1 and #2).
>
> So, if anyone can help or point me to a "very good" kernel how to, I'd
> really appreciate it.
>
> scott
>
> ps
>
> the "how-tos" that I have looked at always seem to be missing that one key
> step (for me) that would otherwise "turn on the light".
>
> --
> NT makes anything simple, easy, and anything difficult to do, impossible.
> Unix makes anything easy to do difficult, and anything difficult to do,
> possible. Basically, if your VCR is still flashing "12:00" then unix is not
> for you!
>
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