From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:23:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:22:59 -0500 Received: from slkcpop2.slkc.uswest.net ([206.81.128.2]:30482 "HELO slkcpop2.slkc.uswest.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:22:47 -0500 Message-ID: <3A73B191.39685459@qwest.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 22:43:46 -0700 From: Jacob Anawalt X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-22 i586) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matthew Pitts , Keith Owens CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Knowing what options a kernel was compiled with In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Matthew and Keith, Thank you to both of you for your input, info, and quick responses. I just wanted to make shure there weren't tricks still in the bag that I hadn't learned about in this area. I'll look for the config file. Jacob Anawalt Matthew Pitts wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:06:57 +1100 > Keith Owens wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Jan 2001 22:21:41 -0700, > > Jacob Anawalt wrote: > > >Is there a way to know what options a running kernel was > > compiled with, > > >if you dont have access to the source or configure files > > it was compiled > > >off of? > > > > No. You have to insist that whoever distributes the > > kernel binary also > > distributes the .config file that it was compiled with. > > > > Don't bother arguing that the kernel should record this > > info, it has > > been discussed before and rejected. This is a problem > > for the > > distributors, not for the kernel. > Keith and Jacob, > Some distributions DO include the config. It may be located > in the /boot dir with a name CONFIG-2.2.10 or similar. I > know that Caldera 2.3 shiped that way(2.4 may also). If you > have the install CDROM, the kernel source install may have > it (e.g. Linux-Mandrake 7.x). > > Matthew > mpitts@suite224.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/