The following patch allows me to build a monolithic kernel for my Compaq laptop — Presario V5306US. Apply it to the .config file shown in the post — My Modular Config for Linux kernel 2.6.18.8.
--- /mnt/floppy/boot/config-2.6.18.8 2009-11-07 01:20:03.000000000 -1000 +++ config-2.6.18.8 2009-11-08 19:06:09.031630466 -1000 @@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y +CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y @@ -221,16 +222,16 @@ CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y # CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP is not set -CONFIG_ACPI_AC=m -CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=m -CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=m +CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y +CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y +CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=m # CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY is not set CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=m CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK=m -CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=m +CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y -CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=m +CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS=m CONFIG_ACPI_IBM=m CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA=m @@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y -CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=m +CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y # CONFIG_ACPI_SBS is not set # @@ -1057,7 +1058,7 @@ # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set -CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=m +CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y # CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m @@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@ # # IDE chipset support/bugfixes # -CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=m +CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPNP=y @@ -1087,7 +1088,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ALI15X3=m # CONFIG_WDC_ALI15X3 is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=m -CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP=m +CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATIIXP=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD64X=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRIFLEX=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CY82C693=m @@ -1131,13 +1132,13 @@ # SCSI device support # CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=m -CONFIG_SCSI=m +CONFIG_SCSI=y CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y # # SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM) # -CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m +CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m @@ -1397,7 +1398,7 @@ # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) # CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y -CONFIG_MII=m +CONFIG_MII=y CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL=m CONFIG_SUNGEM=m CONFIG_CASSINI=m @@ -1467,7 +1468,7 @@ CONFIG_NATSEMI=m CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=m CONFIG_8139CP=m -CONFIG_8139TOO=m +CONFIG_8139TOO=y # CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO is not set CONFIG_8139TOO_TUNE_TWISTER=y CONFIG_8139TOO_8129=y @@ -1799,7 +1800,7 @@ CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV=m CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_X=240 CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_Y=320 -CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m +CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y # CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG is not set # @@ -1812,7 +1813,7 @@ CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD=m CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON=m CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y -CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m +CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=y CONFIG_MOUSE_SERIAL=m CONFIG_MOUSE_INPORT=m # CONFIG_MOUSE_ATIXL is not set @@ -1851,7 +1852,7 @@ CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_MTOUCH=m CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_MK712=m CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y -CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=m +CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=y CONFIG_INPUT_WISTRON_BTNS=m CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT=m @@ -1991,9 +1992,7 @@ CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_GEODE=m CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_VIA=m CONFIG_NVRAM=m -CONFIG_RTC=m -CONFIG_GEN_RTC=m -CONFIG_GEN_RTC_X=y +CONFIG_RTC=y CONFIG_DTLK=m CONFIG_R3964=m CONFIG_APPLICOM=m @@ -2054,7 +2053,7 @@ # # I2C support # -CONFIG_I2C=m +CONFIG_I2C=y CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=m # @@ -2075,7 +2074,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_AMD8111=m CONFIG_I2C_I801=m CONFIG_I2C_I810=m -CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4=m +CONFIG_I2C_PIIX4=y CONFIG_I2C_ISA=m CONFIG_I2C_NFORCE2=m CONFIG_I2C_OCORES=m @@ -2534,21 +2533,21 @@ # # Sound # -CONFIG_SOUND=m +CONFIG_SOUND=y # # Advanced Linux Sound Architecture # -CONFIG_SND=m -CONFIG_SND_TIMER=m -CONFIG_SND_PCM=m +CONFIG_SND=y +CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y +CONFIG_SND_PCM=y CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=m -CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=m +CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY=m CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m -CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=m +CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_PLUGINS=y CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=m @@ -2566,8 +2565,8 @@ CONFIG_SND_OPL3_LIB=m CONFIG_SND_OPL4_LIB=m CONFIG_SND_VX_LIB=m -CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=m -CONFIG_SND_AC97_BUS=m +CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=y +CONFIG_SND_AC97_BUS=y CONFIG_SND_DUMMY=m CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI=m CONFIG_SND_MTPAV=m @@ -2618,8 +2617,8 @@ CONFIG_SND_ALS300=m CONFIG_SND_ALS4000=m CONFIG_SND_ALI5451=m -CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=m -CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=m +CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP=y +CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP_MODEM=y CONFIG_SND_AU8810=m CONFIG_SND_AU8820=m CONFIG_SND_AU8830=m @@ -2714,12 +2713,12 @@ # # USB Host Controller Drivers # -CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m +CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y CONFIG_USB_EHCI_SPLIT_ISO=y CONFIG_USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT=y CONFIG_USB_EHCI_TT_NEWSCHED=y CONFIG_USB_ISP116X_HCD=m -CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=m +CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y # CONFIG_USB_OHCI_BIG_ENDIAN is not set CONFIG_USB_OHCI_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m @@ -2739,7 +2738,7 @@ # # may also be needed; see USB_STORAGE Help for more information # -CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m +CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB=y CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_FREECOM=y @@ -2755,7 +2754,7 @@ # # USB Input Devices # -CONFIG_USB_HID=m +CONFIG_USB_HID=y CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT_POWERBOOK=y CONFIG_HID_FF=y @@ -2763,12 +2762,6 @@ CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF=y CONFIG_THRUSTMASTER_FF=y CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y - -# -# USB HID Boot Protocol drivers -# -# CONFIG_USB_KBD is not set -# CONFIG_USB_MOUSE is not set CONFIG_USB_AIPTEK=m CONFIG_USB_WACOM=m CONFIG_USB_ACECAD=m @@ -3022,11 +3022,11 @@ # CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY is not set CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP=y CONFIG_FS_XIP=y -CONFIG_EXT3_FS=m +CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y # CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY is not set -CONFIG_JBD=m +CONFIG_JBD=y # CONFIG_JBD_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_FS_MBCACHE=y CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=m @@ -3061,19 +3061,19 @@ # # CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems # -CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m +CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y CONFIG_JOLIET=y CONFIG_ZISOFS=y -CONFIG_ZISOFS_FS=m +CONFIG_ZISOFS_FS=y CONFIG_UDF_FS=m CONFIG_UDF_NLS=y # # DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems # -CONFIG_FAT_FS=m +CONFIG_FAT_FS=y CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m -CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m +CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_CODEPAGE=437 CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET="iso8859-1" CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m @@ -3207,12 +3207,12 @@ # # Native Language Support # -CONFIG_NLS=m +CONFIG_NLS=y CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="utf8" -CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m +CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m -CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m +CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=y CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m @@ -3233,7 +3233,7 @@ CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1250=m CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1251=m CONFIG_NLS_ASCII=m -CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m +CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m @@ -3243,10 +3243,10 @@ CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_13=m CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m -CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m +CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=y CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_U=m -CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m +CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=y # # Instrumentation Support
