recompiling kernel

[Adam Myrow]

Well, I've never had any trouble with "make oldconfig."  In fact, I backup
the ".config" file whenever I make a new kernel to another place.  Then, I
unpack the new kernel and drop the .config file in place.  The only time I
ever do the configuration from scratch is if I were to go from one major
version to another.  For example, from a 2.2 to a 2.4 kernel.  Otherwise,
I go ahead and run through the "make oldconfig" and answer any questions
it asks.  I then run "make menuconfig" to make sure everything is still in
place.  I then do the rest.  Never a problem yet.