[PLUG] checking kernel config
Alan
alan at clueserver.org
Thu Jan 8 14:15:02 UTC 2004
On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 17:31, Zot O'Connor wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 16:39, Carla Schroder wrote:
> > time for today's Tricky Question:
> > how do you check for specific features supported in the kernel?
>
> A lot of times the module or thingy will create an entry in /proc.
>
> For instance, wondering if scsi got compiled in? Look for /proc/scsi
>
> Not that this always works....
In 2.6 there will actually be a /proc/config that will list all of the
compile options for the current running kernel. Not certain how it
handles kernel options that are compiled in separately though.
I am going to be moving to the 2.6 kernel soon. Just a couple of things
to upgrade before that.
--
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Gasp and sweat and pant and wheeze! Uh-oh! Feel momentum cease!
Watch it tumble down and then roll the boulder up again!"
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