[gentoo-user] About vbox vm kernel config

[gentoo-user] About vbox vm kernel config

[Harry Putnam]

I want to install gentoo as guest with VirtualBox.  Host is windows 7.

In the past I've lost lots of time doing this:  Getting the right
drivers into the kernel build.

My equipment is nothing weird... a Sager NP8760 Laptop with an older
i7 and 8GB ram.

I wondered if anyone can offer a `.config' for a very recent kernel or
at least not ancient that they know will build a bootable (in the env
mentinoed above) kernel.

I've been off this list for many months, but have spent yrs
here... recently been running debian but spent something like 7-8 yrs
on gentoo.

Anything that might ease the process of building a functional setup as
vbox guest would be most welcome here.

Re: [gentoo-user] About vbox vm kernel config

[Ivan Viso Altamirano]

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You could do make allmodconfig . Have you try localmodconfig or
localyesconfig ?
El 02/10/2014 05:16, "Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com> escribió:

> I want to install gentoo as guest with VirtualBox.  Host is windows 7.
>
> In the past I've lost lots of time doing this:  Getting the right
> drivers into the kernel build.
>
> My equipment is nothing weird... a Sager NP8760 Laptop with an older
> i7 and 8GB ram.
>
> I wondered if anyone can offer a `.config' for a very recent kernel or
> at least not ancient that they know will build a bootable (in the env
> mentinoed above) kernel.
>
> I've been off this list for many months, but have spent yrs
> here... recently been running debian but spent something like 7-8 yrs
> on gentoo.
>
> Anything that might ease the process of building a functional setup as
> vbox guest would be most welcome here.
>
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] About vbox vm kernel config

[Stroller]

On Thu, 2 October 2014, at 4:15 am, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> … 
> In the past I've lost lots of time doing this:  Getting the right
> drivers into the kernel build.
> ...
> I wondered if anyone can offer a `.config' for a very recent kernel or
> at least not ancient that they know will build a bootable (in the env
> mentinoed above) kernel.

I usually boot a recent liveCD - e.g. the most recent systemrescuecd - and copy its /proc/config.gz to a textfile.

With this approach, I don't think I've ever found the result lacking - the only thing you need to worry about is that drivers for your hard-drive controller and filesystem are compiled in statically. LiveCD kernels include driver modules for almost every eventuality, likely every component of your laptop.

If you look at the current systemrescuecd it has a 3.14.x kernel (using the alternative options in the boot menu), and there are 3.14.x kernels in the portage tree. IMO that's a close enough match to start with.

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] About vbox vm kernel config

[Ivan Viso Altamirano]

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I think that "make allmodconfig" is the same but more easy

El 03/10/2014 01:59, "Stroller" <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> escribió:
>
>
> On Thu, 2 October 2014, at 4:15 am, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
wrote:
> > …
> > In the past I've lost lots of time doing this:  Getting the right
> > drivers into the kernel build.
> > ...
> > I wondered if anyone can offer a `.config' for a very recent kernel or
> > at least not ancient that they know will build a bootable (in the env
> > mentinoed above) kernel.
>
> I usually boot a recent liveCD - e.g. the most recent systemrescuecd -
and copy its /proc/config.gz to a textfile.
>
> With this approach, I don't think I've ever found the result lacking -
the only thing you need to worry about is that drivers for your hard-drive
controller and filesystem are compiled in statically. LiveCD kernels
include driver modules for almost every eventuality, likely every component
of your laptop.
>
> If you look at the current systemrescuecd it has a 3.14.x kernel (using
the alternative options in the boot menu), and there are 3.14.x kernels in
the portage tree. IMO that's a close enough match to start with.
>
> Stroller.
>
>

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