speakup (cvs) and Kernel 2.4.20

[Gene Collins]

Hi Igor.  As I remember, what you suggest didn't work, because of the
reorganization of config options in the 2.4 tree.  Normally what you
suggest would work, but not this time.

Gene

>Actually you can somewhat transfer it. Just put your old config file in
>the toplevel directory of your kernel tree, and re-name it to .config
>after doing make mrproper. Then do make oldconfig. You will have to change
>a lot of options, but at least what the config program will ask you about
>is whatever is included in the 2.4.x kernel, which was not present in the
>2.2.x kernels.
>
>May you code in the power of the source,
>may the kernel, libraries, and utilities be with you,
>throughout all distributions until the end of the epoch.
>
>On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Gene Collins wrote:
>
>> Hi.  You can't transfer your 2.2 .config file to the 2.4 tree.  You have
>> to configure it manually.  Try make config or make menu config.
>>
>> Gene
>>
>> >Hello,
>> >i want to use the kernel 2.4.20 with my slackware 8.0 (gcc 2.9.5.3 and
>> >so).
>> >
>> >I have donwloaded the source for that kernel and unpack it. After that i
>> >run the script "checkout".. It connect to the server an installs speakup
>> >into the kernelsourcen.
>> > Then i have done the following:
>> >
>> >make mrproper
>> >(cp /us/src/2.2.20/.config /usr/src/linux/.config
>> >make oldconfig
>> >make dep
>> >make bzImage
>> >
>> >After that i have a new kernel with 950 KB and it is configured as my
>> >kernel 2.2.20.
>> >I copy the kernel onto my DOS-hd and reboot the system.
>> >If i try to start the new kernel via loadlin, the system crashes and
>> >reboots. My synthezier (APOLLO II) does not say anything.
>> >
>> >Any idea, what i can do?
>> >Can i use the cvs speakup with kernel 2.4.20 or only with 2.4.19?
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >Dietmar
>> >
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