My .config's only seem to work once.

dave`2005 · 05-15-2006, 06:32 PM

Hi all, heres what i mean. Yesterday i used a .config from my older 2.6.16.1 and did "make oldconfig" when starting to compile the new 2.6.16 kernel, answered the new config questions etc, got the kernel installed fine. Today i tried using the .config in my new linux-2.6.16 folder again (not in the same folder) and i get alot of these kind of messages:

Code:

.config:34:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol MELAN
.config:50:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol X86_USE_STRING_486
.config:53:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol X86_F00F_WORKS_OK
.config:70:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol X86_TSC_DISABLE
.config:83:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol PCI_NAMES

This has been happening on another box of mine too and im not sure what im doing wrong.

Anyone know why this could be happening?

Linux.tar.gz · 05-16-2006, 11:18 AM

Don't need to do oldconfig.
Just make mrproper the new sources, then move the old .config into it, run make xconfig, and compile kernel.

dave`2005 · 05-16-2006, 07:41 PM

When i did mrproper in the new kernel source folder then moved the old .config in there, did make xconfig, saved the .config but im still getting

Code:

.config:19:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CLEAN_COMPILE
.config:36:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol KOBJECT_UEVENT
.config:377:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT
.config:379:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_MAC
.config:380:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE
.config:381:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_MARK
.config:388:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH
.config:390:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS

etc.

Any ideas?

Linux.tar.gz · 05-17-2006, 12:39 PM

Ok, i got it!
There is a new architecture in net modules like netfilter, mangle, etc...
So you have to make new selections for them in xconfig.