Problem with genkernel during kernel upgrade (solved)

[kdvgent]

Since some time I have the following problem:

Each time there is a new version of the kernel sources (today gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r8 replacing gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r6), I need to rebuild the kernel.

I used to do the following (at least that is how I remember things)

- cd /usr/src
- ln -sfn linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r8 linux
- in /etc/kernels copy the previous configuration file and change the name (end now with r8 instead of r6)
- genkernel --udev --menuconfig --oldconfig all
- recompile drivers
- modules-update
- adapt grub.conf

But since a while genkernel refuses to take the configuration file (remember the one I copied from the previous version of the kernel - r6 where we are now with r8 - and renamed) and makes a new one. Meaning that I have once again to go through all menu options to set them correctly.

An enormous work.

What I am doing wrong? Help please.

Regards

[Dr. Z]

- in /etc/kernels copy the previous configuration file and change the name (end now with r8 instead of r6)

Normally the kernel Make process will take its defaults from $SRC/.config, not /etc/kernels/kernel-config-*. So if you are not already doing this, copy your old config to /usr/src/linux-$VERSION/.config.

Also the order of arguments matters; --oldconfig must appear before --menuconfig or your .config will be blown away by make mrproper.

You should see this line in the genkernel output:

config: --no-clean is enabled; leaving the .config alone.

otherwise try passing --no-clean explicitly.

[kdvgent]

Copy the .config file from the r6 version of the kernel to the r8 kernel did solve my problem.

Thanks