Missing two options under the 2.6 kernel make config menu..

Visceral

Viewing the release notes for 2.6 it says to compile in support for the virtual terminal (Character Devices >Virtual Terminal) and vt_console (Character Devies>Support for console) among other things. However, for the life of me I cannot find either option under Character Devies. I *know* I must be missing something, but where the hell are they?

GentooBox · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1168 Location: Denmark

well.. i cant find it in the menuconfig too..
but its in the .config.

Its CONFIG_VT
and CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE

# Character devices
#
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
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GentooBox · Veteran Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1168 Location: Denmark

[*] Virtual terminal (NEW)
[*] Support for console on virtual terminal (NEW)

just found it... it is under "Character devices"
its the first 2 options.

i have never noticed it before

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Visceral · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 12:29 am Post subject:

I'm using the 2.6 kernel sources and neither option is there.

Visceral · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:54 am Post subject:

Ok, I went back and double checked..and no I'm not crazy.

Under Device Drivers>Character Devices *neither* of those are even listed as options. It is the 2.6.0 kernel makemenu config, it says so up top. Are there *two* Character Devices menus? Am I missing one? Is there some other option somewhere in the kernel config that I must first activate to get these two options to appear?

Habanero · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 2:41 am Post subject:

Which kernel sources did you emerge?
- mm-sources
- development-sources
- other?

Visceral · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:31 am Post subject:

Development sources.

gentoo-dev-sources

And the kernel menu says 2.6.0 at the top. I *must* be doing something wrong, but I cannot figure it out, those options just are not there.. :oops:

Habanero · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:56 am Post subject:

I am completing an install of mm-sources and just went back and looked. I can't find it in either the make menuconfig or the make config.

However, it is right there in the .config file.

Visceral · Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 5:51 am Post subject:

Ok, so I assume I can nano the file and make the adjustments there? Where exactly is the .config file so I can get there and edit it?

nachiketa · n00b Joined: 19 Dec 2003 Posts: 74 Location: earth

there is an option you have to turn on to get the whole option tree. its the second item on the second menu

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