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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-01-14 20:21:18 -0800
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-Menuconfig gives the Linux kernel configuration a long needed face
-lift. Featuring text based color menus and dialogs, it does not
-require X Windows (however, you need ncurses in order to use it).
-With this utility you can easily select a kernel option to modify
-without sifting through 100 other options.
-
-Overview
---------
-Some kernel features may be built directly into the kernel.
-Some may be made into loadable runtime modules. Some features
-may be completely removed altogether. There are also certain
-kernel parameters which are not really features, but must be
-entered in as decimal or hexadecimal numbers or possibly text.
-
-Menu items beginning with [*], <M> or [ ] represent features
-configured to be built in, modularized or removed respectively.
-Pointed brackets <> represent module capable features.
- more...
-
-To change any of these features, highlight it with the cursor
-keys and press <Y> to build it in, <M> to make it a module or
-<N> to removed it. You may also press the <Space Bar> to cycle
-through the available options (ie. Y->N->M->Y).
-
-Items beginning with numbers or other text within parenthesis can
-be changed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Then
-enter the new parameter into the dialog box that pops up.
-
-
-Some additional keyboard hints:
-
-Menus
-----------
-o Use the Up/Down arrow keys (cursor keys) to highlight the item
- you wish to change or submenu wish to select and press <Enter>.
- Submenus are designated by "--->".
-
- Shortcut: Press the option's highlighted letter (hotkey).
- Pressing a hotkey more than once will sequence
- through all visible items which use that hotkey.
-
- You may also use the <PAGE UP> and <PAGE DOWN> keys to scroll
- unseen options into view.
-
-o To exit a menu use the cursor keys to highlight the <Exit> button
- and press <ENTER>.
-
- Shortcut: Press <ESC><ESC> or <E> or <X> if there is no hotkey
- using those letters. You may press a single <ESC>, but
- there is a delayed response which you may find annoying.
-
- Also, the <TAB> and cursor keys will cycle between <Select>,
- <Exit> and <Help>
-
-o To get help with an item, use the cursor keys to highlight <Help>
- and Press <ENTER>.
-
- Shortcut: Press <H> or <?>.
-
-
-Radiolists (Choice lists)
------------
-o Use the cursor keys to select the option you wish to set and press
- <S> or the <SPACE BAR>.
-
- Shortcut: Press the first letter of the option you wish to set then
- press <S> or <SPACE BAR>.
-
-o To see available help for the item, use the cursor keys to highlight
- <Help> and Press <ENTER>.
-
- Shortcut: Press <H> or <?>.
-
- Also, the <TAB> and cursor keys will cycle between <Select> and
- <Help>
-
-
-Data Entry
------------
-o Enter the requested information and press <ENTER>
- If you are entering hexadecimal values, it is not necessary to
- add the '0x' prefix to the entry.
-
-o For help, use the <TAB> or cursor keys to highlight the help option
- and press <ENTER>. You can try <TAB><H> as well.
-
-
-Text Box (Help Window)
---------
-o Use the cursor keys to scroll up/down/left/right. The VI editor
- keys h,j,k,l function here as do <SPACE BAR> and <B> for those
- who are familiar with less and lynx.
-
-o Press <E>, <X>, <Enter> or <Esc><Esc> to exit.
-
-
-Final Acceptance
-----------------
-With the exception of the old style sound configuration,
-YOUR CHANGES ARE NOT FINAL. You will be given a last chance to
-confirm them prior to exiting Menuconfig.
-
-If Menuconfig quits with an error while saving your configuration,
-you may look in the file /usr/src/linux/.menuconfig.log for
-information which may help you determine the cause.
-
-Alternate Configuration Files
------------------------------
-Menuconfig supports the use of alternate configuration files for
-those who, for various reasons, find it necessary to switch
-between different kernel configurations.
-
-At the end of the main menu you will find two options. One is
-for saving the current configuration to a file of your choosing.
-The other option is for loading a previously saved alternate
-configuration.
-
-Even if you don't use alternate configuration files, but you
-find during a Menuconfig session that you have completely messed
-up your settings, you may use the "Load Alternate..." option to
-restore your previously saved settings from ".config" without
-restarting Menuconfig.
-
-Other information
------------------
-The windowing utility, lxdialog, will only be rebuilt if your kernel
-source tree is fresh, or changes are patched into it via a kernel
-patch or you do 'make mrproper'. If changes to lxdialog are patched
-in, most likely the rebuild time will be short. You may force a
-complete rebuild of lxdialog by changing to its directory and doing
-'make clean all'
-
-If you use Menuconfig in an XTERM window make sure you have your
-$TERM variable set to point to a xterm definition which supports color.
-Otherwise, Menuconfig will look rather bad. Menuconfig will not
-display correctly in a RXVT window because rxvt displays only one
-intensity of color, bright.
-
-Menuconfig will display larger menus on screens or xterms which are
-set to display more than the standard 25 row by 80 column geometry.
-In order for this to work, the "stty size" command must be able to
-display the screen's current row and column geometry. I STRONGLY
-RECOMMEND that you make sure you do NOT have the shell variables
-LINES and COLUMNS exported into your environment. Some distributions
-export those variables via /etc/profile. Some ncurses programs can
-become confused when those variables (LINES & COLUMNS) don't reflect
-the true screen size.
-
-
-NOTICE: lxdialog requires the ncurses libraries to compile. If you
- don't already have ncurses you really should get it.
-
- The makefile for lxdialog attempts to find your ncurses
- header file. Although it should find the header for older
- versions of ncurses, it is probably a good idea to get the
- latest ncurses anyway.
-
- If you have upgraded your ncurses libraries, MAKE SURE you
- remove the old ncurses header files. If you don't you
- will most certainly get a segmentation fault.
-
-WARNING: It is not recommended that you change any defines in
- lxdialog's header files. If you have a grayscale display and
- are brave, you may tinker with color.h to tune the colors to
- your preference.
-
-COMPATIBILITY ISSUE:
- There have been some compatibility problems reported with
- older versions of bash and sed. I am trying to work these
- out but it is preferable that you upgrade those utilities.
-
-
-******** IMPORTANT, OPTIONAL ALTERNATE PERSONALITY AVAILABLE ********
-******** ********
-If you prefer to have all of the kernel options listed in a single
-menu, rather than the default multimenu hierarchy, run the menuconfig
-with MENUCONFIG_MODE environment variable set to single_menu. Example:
-
-make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_MODE=single_menu
-
-<Enter> will then unroll the appropriate category, or enfold it if it
-is already unrolled.
-
-Note that this mode can eventually be a little more CPU expensive
-(especially with a larger number of unrolled categories) than the
-default mode.
-*********************************************************************
-
-
-Propaganda
-----------
-The windowing support utility (lxdialog) is a VERY modified version of
-the dialog utility by Savio Lam <lam836@cs.cuhk.hk>. Although lxdialog
-is significantly different from dialog, I have left Savio's copyrights
-intact. Please DO NOT contact Savio with questions about lxdialog.
-He will not be able to assist.
-
-William Roadcap was the original author of Menuconfig.
-Michael Elizabeth Chastain <mec@shout.net> is the current maintainer.
-
-<END OF FILE>