Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:37:01 +0200 (CEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: kernel autoconfig option? |
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On Jul 12 2007 10:18, Mark Shelby wrote: > > Would it be possible to design a program to scan your existing system > hardware and pre-select your onboard hardware options within the > kernel config menus?
> Am I just crazy, or wouldn't this idea mke a lot of sense? Wouldn't it > pretty much make the kernel "idiot proof" when installing from source?
Why not just use `make allmodconfig`? If you happen to suddenly have a new device you never had before (and I can assure you: this happens!), you already have all modules.
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