Bulding kernels "the Debian way" -- trials and tribulations

[Mike Garfias]

See if you have a /proc/config.gz

If so:

1) cd /usr/src/linux (or your kernel src dir)
2) zcat /proc/config.gz > .config

Then make menuconfig or what have you.  This will load up the known  
good config with your new kernel src.  Then  you can mod what you need.

However: some of my deb boxes have the config.gz and some dont.

Good luck.

On Oct 20, 2008, at 8:13 PM, Ryan Rix wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
>> Many of the loadable modules don't (past linux 2.4) make the kernel  
>> huge
>> since they are never invoked, rather like DSO modules in modern  
>> Apache.
>> AND many of the drivers or modules might seen to SAY they are for  
>> "blah" in
>> a real non-intuitive way, but be "refactored" for other uses (like
>> tuxonice).  Many can be left, since they are essentially "hooks"  
>> causing no
>> slowage or bloat as a loadable module?
>
> Seems like a valid train of thought... let me try again. :)
>
> I'll re start from scratch with a fresh tar xvf of the kernel source  
> archive..
>
> --
> Thanks and best regards,
> Ryan Rix
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>
> On Mon October 20 2008 07:56:04 pm Lisa Kachold wrote:
>> Since it's a given that the kernel loadable modules are probably  
>> needed for
>> something in the tuxonice and since you are no doubt going to have to
>> rebuild the kernel, it's also suggested that you take that original  
>> config
>> (since you installed tuxonice patch using it via aptitute) and  
>> CAREFULLY
>> rebuild it.
>>
>> Many of the loadable modules don't (past linux 2.4) make the kernel  
>> huge
>> since they are never invoked, rather like DSO modules in modern  
>> Apache.
>> AND many of the drivers or modules might seen to SAY they are for  
>> "blah" in
>> a real non-intuitive way, but be "refactored" for other uses (like
>> tuxonice).  Many can be left, since they are essentially "hooks"  
>> causing no
>> slowage or bloat as a loadable module?
>>
>> Rebuild the kernel with the current config and work backwards  
>> changing one
>> SMALL item at a time - testing between.
>>
>>
>> Original ISSUE Reference:
>>
>> I have been struggling for a number of days now to compile a kernel  
>> for my
>> Gateway MT3423 laptop, with tuxonice kernel patches.
>>
>> Following the steps outlined in /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/ 
>> README.gz I
>> have:
>> downloaded the kernel source (using aptitude install linux- 
>> source-2.6.26)
>> downloaded the patches I wanted (aptitude install linux-patch- 
>> tuxonice).
>> configured it (attached is my .config)
>> and ran make-kpkg kernel-image
>>
>> the kernel builds, I install it successfully, but there are two  
>> issues so
>> far: 1 - The VGA modes I had used on my debian packaged kernel,  
>> vga=791,
>> doesnt work right, and I can't get any of the othe modes it finds to
>> work... The default works but I can't see all that the display  
>> dumps... The
>> distro'd kernel I'm running is the same version that I'm trying to  
>> build
>> (2.6.26 versus 2.6.26.00Custom or so) so I don't know how the modes  
>> could
>> change... and
>> 2 - The kernel hangs while initializing ACPI, under the  
>> cooling_device_1
>> registration. As I run a laptop, ACPI is a big requirement for me
>> personally. I tried bulding with both APM and ACPI but to no avail.
>>
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>>> From: phrkonaleash at gmail.com
>>> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>> Subject: Re: Bulding kernels "the Debian way" -- trials and  
>>> tribulations
>>> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:39:52 -0700
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Mon October 20 2008 07:17:20 pm Lisa Kachold wrote:
>>>> Since I am assuming that your old kernel worked, can you do a diff
>>>> between your old config and this new config for us just to verify?
>>>
>>> Attached is the diff in gz format, the mailing list moderated the
>>> uncompressed diff :-]
>>> please note that, since the previous config was a distributor's  
>>> config,
>>> and the other is hand tuned, many modules have been left out.
>>>
>>> I'll go poke around #tuxonice after food times.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ryan
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