a few things

[Janina Sajka]

make config

instead of

make menuconfig

will give you choices one at a time. The downside of this approach is that 
you don't have the option to go back and forth among various selections 
until you have things the way you want them. The advantage is that speech 
will be robust.

Once you have a .config file you like save it off to a separate location. 
This way, the next time you want to compile a kernel you can copy this old 
configuration file into the root of the kernel tree (i.e. /usr/src/linux) 
and do a 

make oldconfig

This is advantageous. You'll hate make config the first time you run it 
because it asks a gazillion questions. But, after you've done this once, 
make oldconfig will ask only about new things.

Also, here's what dto do if you think something in your config needs to 
change--or if you realize you've made a mistake during the make config 
process, but can't go back because that's the nature of the beast.

Pull up the .config file in your favorite editor and find the line in 
question. Delete that entire line--do not edit it. You can delete one line 
or many lines, as needed. Then, do a:

make oldconfig

and you'll be asked about the options you deleted only.

This make oldconfig makes compiling new kernels a breeze.


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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

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