Happily, the config file is in /proc/config.gz

just copy to /tmp, gunzip and you're ready to go

Richard

On 12/2/06, Chris Greenman <ckgreenman@???> wrote:
> I did some more playing around last night and it turns
> out that my wireless card does work in 2.1 but I have
> to manually set it up using iwconfig.
>
> I guess I'll have to just use 2.1 until I figureout
> how to get 3.2 booted. I'll probably have to use a
> different machine and compile a custom kernel and burn
> it back to disk.
>
> Does anyone have some pointers on how to do that? I
> know how to compile the kernel so all I need is the
> config file used to build the kernel and instructions
> on how to build the dyne stuff. The instruction on
> the dev page aren't that clear.
>
>
> --- Chris Greenman <ckgreenman@???> wrote:
>
> > Ok, here's the results of my playing around last
> > night.
> >
> > Fist off, the nodma kernel option did not work.
> >
> > Second, I tried the docked d:b again just to make
> > sure
> > and I get the same results as with the CD.
> >
> > Third, d:b 2.2 won't boot either. Infact it doesn't
> > even get past the isolinux bootloader.
> >
> > Finally, d:b 2.1 boots just fine but after poking
> > around a little it doesn't look like the wireless
> > driver is loading right. I didn't try loading it
> > manually from the command prompt though.
> >
> >
> > I also poked around under Ubuntu which runs
> > flawlessly
> > on this laptop and the kernel version is 2.6.16.
> > Also
> > the Uniform CD-Rom driver in Ubuntu is 3.20 which is
> > the same as d:b 2.3. I forgot to grab the dmesg
> > output this morning before coming to work but I do
> > know that there is no mention of RAID devices
> > following the CD-ROM driver. I'm thinking the RAID
> > driver might be screwing with something in my
> > system.
> > Does anyone know if there is a kernel option that
> > will
> > prevent loading the RAID driver?
> >
> >
> > --- Chris Greenman <ckgreenman@???> wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting. The internal CD drive is a DVD/CDRW
> > > combo. I've never had problems with it before but
> > > maybe something changed in the driver.
> > >
> > > As for the f2 thing, I've tried pretty much every
> > > one
> > > of the options (and a few that aren't listed) and
> > > nothing changes. The standard kernel messages
> > spew
> > > out until it hits the CD-Rom driver then
> > everythign
> > > stops.
> > >
> > > I'll do a little more playing tonight now that
> > I've
> > > gotten some suggestions and I'll let you all know
> > > how
> > > it went.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Dan Conklin <danconklin@???> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > When you boot, hit f2 and there is an
> > interactive
> > > > option there that might help. I tried it and it
> > > just
> > > > seemed to slow down the boot enough to read the
> > > > terminal a little easier. Anyway, I ran dmesg to
> > > see
> > > > what loads on my machine after the uniform CDROM
> > > > driver, and the next thing was that it
> > reassigned
> > > > the DVD ROM's drive allocation. After that it
> > > > detected the RAID and SCSI devices and assigned
> > > > resources to them. After that was the USB hub
> > and
> > > > then the mouse.Dan ConklinHelp fight software
> > > > piracy...use Linux!Need to know something about
> > > > shooting and editing video? Ask us! --- On Thu
> > > > 11/30, Chris Greenman &lt; ckgreenman@???
> > > &gt;
> > > > wrote:From: Chris Greenman [mailto:
> > > > ckgreenman@???]To:
> > > > dynebolic@???: Thu, 30 Nov 2006
> > > > 07:52:14 -0800 (PST)Subject: Re: [dyne:bolic]
> > > Can't
> > > > boot DynebolicNo problem. You didn't know and I
> > > > didn't volunteerthat info :-). I work primarily
> > > on
> > > > Solaris but I amalso an RHCE.Actually I did try
> > > > docking and booting from the HD andit
> > > > still hangs. I also tried booting with both of
> > > > thefloppy images on the d:b CD and got the same
> > > > result. Like I said before I don't think it's a
> > > CD
> > > > Problem. Ithink the issue is with what ever
> > loads
> > > > immediatelyafter that Uniform CD-ROM driver.
> > > > Unfortunately sinceI can't get past that, I have
> > > no
> > > > clue what is tryingto load.--
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