Fwd: Newbie Right of Passage -- Kernel Compilation Problems :-)

[Lowell Gilbert]

Kris Kerwin <snoopy248th at ameritech.net> writes:

> I have forwarded a message that's about two weeks old from the -newbies list.  
> As you'll see, the problem is related to kernel compilation.

The way to track down this kind of problem is to start with a
known-working configuration, like GENERIC, and then make your changes
one (or a few) at a time.  This way, when it breaks, you know which
changes to look at as the cause of the problem.