[Voyage-linux] Compiling kernel with original config from /boot not compiling same modules

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi Maarten,

The config-2.6.38-voyage does not includes ALSA sound driver, the drivers are compiled out of the kernel source using 
alsa-source package.

On 8/25/2011 7:54 PM, Muffinman wrote:
> Howdy all,
>
> I've compiled a few kernels for Voyage-MPD 0.7.5 the past week and there
> persists an issue with the sound kernel modules. In the new kernel some
> modules are missing, such as: snd_seq, snd_rawmidi, a.o. They are not
> started at boot and when I try to start them manually it says the module
> is not found. I guess this is the reason why my sound is not working
> altogether running the new kernel. This corresponds with the kernel
> configuration file where indeed the corresponding lines are commented
> out: # CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER, # CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI_SEQ, a.o.
>
> The interesting thing is, I thought the file config-2.6.38-voyage
> corresponded to the configuration of the precompiled  kernel supplied
> with the Voyage-MPD package. However, running the original kernel, the
> mentioned modules are present and added to the kernel. Also sound is
> working fine. However, compiling a new kernel using an unchanged copy of
> config-2.6.38-voyage (or config-2.6.38-voyage_9.0-1 from the
> voyage.hk/download website) the modules are not present. This leads me
> to believe that the config file does not entirely correspond the
> configuration of the precompiled kernel supplied with the Voyage-MPD
> package.
>
> Assuming my reasoning is correct, my question is: where can I find the
> kernel configuration file that does correspond to the configuration of
> the precompiled kernel of Voyage-MPD (or a list of the differences)?
>
> Kind regards, Maarten
>
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