make xconfig on hdd installed system

**Thraaser** · 10-21-2003, 03:21 AM

Hello!

I wanted to check && change my kernel configuration... don't want to upgrade...

I have done :
#make xconfig
in /usr/src but it doesn't appear the dialog box, why is that ?

What other ways do I have to check what is my kernel configuration?

Thanks !

**Stephen** · 10-21-2003, 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by Thraaser

Hello!

I wanted to check && change my kernel configuration... don't want to upgrade...

I have done :
#make xconfig
in /usr/src but it doesn't appear the dialog box, why is that ?

What other ways do I have to check what is my kernel configuration?

Thanks !

There is always the /config-2.4.??? file that is in /boot you can open with a text editor. You would also want to be in the actual directory with the kernel-source when you do xconfig e.g /usr/src/linux or /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.?? asumming it is Debian kernel sources if from kernel.org it would be /usr/src/linux-2.4.??. There is also make menuconfig if it is installed and just plain IIRC make config which just asks questions on the command line not to sure about this command though never used it.