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Subject: Re: Breaking up kernel config files (GENERIC)
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> For either case, what I would like is to duplicate the GENERIC kernel,
> and then have to modify only one single line to get what I want (one
> line per category, that is).  Maybe something like:
>     1)   SCSI OFF
>     2)   SCSI ON,ahc
> 
> If I know I have ahc (which I can read from dmesg), then I should not
> need to learn the full list of possible SCSI controllers.  I just need
> to know "I have one scsi controller, and it looks like that is called
> 'ahc', so I will turn on that specific controller and trust that all
> other SCSI controllers will be turned off".

works for me.  and i only have to watch one file for changes that
need to be managed for a box's custom kernel?

randy