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siggiae

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Kernel26-Ice

Hi all,

I am using Kernel26-ice from AUR. I am wondering if it comes with its own .config file, or if it uses the config file of the running kernel? The reason I want to know this is that I want to make some minor changes before compiling (Timer frequency to 1000 Hz and processor family to Core 2).

Can I simply change the config file of the running kernel? If not, how should I do it?

I don't want to do everything from scratch, I would rather want to use yaourt and then only change the .config file.

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

If you use the kernel from AUR, then why not simply diff the config that it comes with against the default Arch kernel's config?

Should be a piece of cake.

Configuration files are only checked during compilation btw, not at runtime. You can configure the kernel to save the config and have it accessible at runtime in /proc/config.gz, but changing configurations will not alter your running (or installed) kernel(s) in any way whatsoever.

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siggiae

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Thanks for your answer.

I realize that the config file will only affect the kernel during compilation. When I call yaourt -S kernel26-ice, what config file does it use? /proc/config.gz?

I simply want to edit the config file which is used during compilation, but I don't know where to find this file.

Best regards,
siggiae

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Seriously.

Read the PKGBUILD.

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ngoonee

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Seriously, don't use yaourt to install kernels. I use it for everything else, but with kernels you want to modify things yourself, and using 'make config' is a big pain, I prefer gconfig or the like.

And do what B said, first.

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siggiae

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Thx, I am fairly new with AUR so I didn't know where to look for this information. I found everything I needed in the PKGBUILD.

ngoonee, you can run menuconfig when you use yaourt. At least when I install kernel26-ice I only have to change one variable in PKGBUILD from "0" to "1" and then it opens menuconfig before compiling.

Last edited by siggiae (2009-12-07 07:59:31)

ngoonee

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Yes, kernel26-ice is an exceptionally well-written one in that sense, but I find menuconfig tedious in any case.

Welcome to Arch, in general. As you will (hopefully) have figured out, you're expected to do your own homework first before asking questions . Chances are you'll find solutions anyway, with the wiki and google as your guide.

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iceman81

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Yes, kernel26-ice is an exceptionally well-written one in that sense

[egomaniac moment on]

[egomaniac moment off]

ngoonee

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

Yes, kernel26-ice is an exceptionally well-written one in that sense

[egomaniac moment on]

[egomaniac moment off]

*ahem* may I retract my statement then? That was made before I realized what an egomaniac iceman81 was =p

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iceman81

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Re: Kernel26-Ice

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