modules and kernel elements

[Ben Russo]

Ben Ransom wrote:
> I want to add a module (ntfs read) to a system running redhat enterprise 
> WS with kernel 2.4.21-20.
> 
> Going to the kernel src directory (same version as what is running) and 
> doing a `make oldconfig`  ...will that generate a .config file that 
> would represent the same kernel parameters and modules as a system 
> originally installed from CD and patched using up2date?   What does 
> "oldconfig" read to determine to define in .config?
> Thanks,
> -Ben
> 


To see the config was used to build a distributed kernel,
install the kernel-source package for the version of the kernel you are 
running, and then look in /usr/src/linux-<VERSION>/configs

You can copy the one you are using to /usr/src/linux-<VERSION>/.config