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Boy Cheeky

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[SOLVED] Is configuring the kernel after compilation possible?

Hello all,
Here is the state of my predicament:
I am needing functionality which is not compiled into the stable linux kernel (first entry listed under Officially Supported Kernels at https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel/) by default.
The functionality in question is CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION, which I need to be enabled so lsblk and mount can handle Amiga partition tables.
Is there a way to enable this without having to compile the kernel (or at least not the entire kernel)?

Thanks in advance,
- Boy Cheeky

Last edited by Boy Cheeky (2023-02-12 15:41:11)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Is configuring the kernel after compilation possible?

There is no way to get the specific kernel code enabled by CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION without recompiling the kernel, no.  But there are likely other approaches to accessing data on amiga disks (I see a few options from a quick search, but I have no experience with any of them).

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Scimmia

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Re: [SOLVED] Is configuring the kernel after compilation possible?

See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Compile_kernel_module

Edit: Wait, this is a bool, not a tristate. It can't be built as a module. Nope, you're out of luck.

Last edited by Scimmia (2023-02-12 14:56:27)

Boy Cheeky

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Re: [SOLVED] Is configuring the kernel after compilation possible?

Thanks for the responses.
I am aware of other ways to mount Amiga disks. I've been using parted to find the offset of a partition and then passed the known offset to mount, but having native partition table support would be preferable to having to type a longer command by including the offset.
Case closed, I suppose