[plug] kernel 2.6.4

Craig Ringer craig at postnewspapers.com.au
Mon Mar 22 11:38:35 WST 2004


On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 09:14, Onno Benschop wrote:
> I've just downloaded kernel-source-2.6.4 from a debian mirror and I'm
> going through a HowTo - just to make sure I don't miss anything - and
> I'm at the point of running make gconfig.
> 
> Options available to me sometimes are ticked and stay that way, even if
> the instructions tell me that the default is off.

This is common in vendor kernels. I'll be configured how Debian wants
it, not how the vanilla kernel is by default. They never bother changing
the help to reflect their changed defaults.

> Where o where do I find a place that walks me through *all* the options
> so I can say, "Yes, that is what I want - and I understand what the
> implications will be..."

I'm not aware of any.

Craig Ringer




More information about the plug mailing list