Problems with new disk installation

[nevj (Neville Jackson)]

There is a summary of what I learnt about kernels from dealing with this issue. It is posted as a new topic

Kernel configuration

Kernel configuration I recently had the need to examine kernel configuration in several Linux distros. I learnt about how to find out what one’s kernel setting are. They are not universal, they vary between distros. One of the things distro-makers do is configure their kernel to work best with their intended application. So all kernels are different, even within the same version number. Sometimes one needs to examine or change the config of the kernel that comes with a distro. I found tha…