Re: 2.1.132 kernel build error

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From: Steven Blunt
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:00

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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999 21:41:56 +1100, in aus.computers.linux Stephen Hearn
<shearn@labyrinth.net.au> wrote:

>Greetings Linuxians,
>
>I have downloaded 2.1.132 (yep, all 12+ MB of it), unzipped &
>extracted it.  Did a "make oldconfig" - after copying an old .config
>from my previous 2.0.33 kernel into the /usr/src/linux directory - all
>sweet.

I haven't the foggiest what make oldconfig does, but I would expect the
config files are too different between the versions.  Also make sure you've
upgraded to the stuff in Documentaton/Changes.  In particular you will need
to upgrade ppp.

cya

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Steven Blunt
spblunt@ozemail.com.au
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