On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:02:19 +0000 (UTC), James wrote:

> I want to take a closer look at the (amd64) kernel that is 
> used on the latest gentoo livedvd. The easiest way 
> is to copy the kernel, /usr/src/.config and the /usr/src/System.map
> files to the dev box for closer examination.
> 
> Where do I find these?  On the livedvd itself or ????

You have (at least) three options:

1) Boot from the DVD and copy /proc/config.gz to a writeable device.

2) Copy the kernel from the DVD and use
   /usr/src/linux/scripts/extract-ikconfig to extract the config.

3) Something else I will think of right after pressing Send.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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